Narrative:
Last radio contact with the flight was when the pilot reported climbing through FL160. The wreckage was found 6 years later in the Andes.
The frozen body of the co-pilot was found in November 2010.
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/98 (#48)
» Scramble Vol.12, nr.06
accident date: 19-10-1990
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: CP-735
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Friday 19 October 1990 |
| Time: | 15:25 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Bolivian Air Flight International-BAFIN |
| Registration: | CP-735 |
| MSN: | 33553/15805 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Huayna Potosí Mountain, Los Novios Peak ( Bolivia)
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| Crash site elevation: | 5430 m (17815 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Santa Ana-Yacuma Airport (SBL/SLSA), Bolivia |
| La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP), Bolivia |
Last radio contact with the flight was when the pilot reported climbing through FL160. The wreckage was found 6 years later in the Andes.
The frozen body of the co-pilot was found in November 2010.
Classification:
Sources:
» La madre de un piloto boliviano muerto en los Andes soñó el lugar donde estaba el cadáver» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/98 (#48)
» Scramble Vol.12, nr.06
Photos
accident date: 19-10-1990
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: CP-735
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Santa Ana-Yacuma Airport to La Paz-El Alto Airport as the crow flies is 424 km (265 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Santa Ana-Yacuma Airport to La Paz-El Alto Airport as the crow flies is 424 km (265 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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