Narrative:
En route at FL145 the no. 2 engine failed. Altitude could not be maintained and after ten minutes the captain applied takeoff power and water injection to the no. 1 engine. Altitude could still not be maintained and five minutes later a crash landing was made in a swamp at an elevation of about 790 ft .The aircraft slid about 400 m before coming to a stop.
Investigation revealed that the Convair took off from San Francisco at a gross weight of 21148 kg which was above the maximum authorised for the flight. The flight engineer had no licence and the passenger was not listed on the manifest.
accident date: 03-02-1977
type: Convair CV-440-11
registration: HR-SAP
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 3 February 1977 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-440-11 |
| Operator: | Servicio Aéreo San Francisco |
| Registration: | CP-1314 |
| MSN: | 363 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Lagura ( Bolivia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco (Moxos) Airport (SLSF), Bolivia |
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En route at FL145 the no. 2 engine failed. Altitude could not be maintained and after ten minutes the captain applied takeoff power and water injection to the no. 1 engine. Altitude could still not be maintained and five minutes later a crash landing was made in a swamp at an elevation of about 790 ft .The aircraft slid about 400 m before coming to a stop.
Investigation revealed that the Convair took off from San Francisco at a gross weight of 21148 kg which was above the maximum authorised for the flight. The flight engineer had no licence and the passenger was not listed on the manifest.
Sources:
» Airlinerlist.comPhotos
accident date: 03-02-1977
type: Convair CV-440-11
registration: HR-SAP
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