Narrative:
The aircraft had been leased to SAVE by STAP-Servicios y Transportes Aéreos Petroleros to carry out a flight for the Tesoro Petroleum company from the airstrip at La Veriente to Santa Cruz. The Metro II crashed 300 m from the runway. Initial reports speak of an engine failure.
» Los Tiempos Nacional 13.12.1997
» NTSB
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 13 December 1997 |
| Time: | 17:05 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Operating for: | Servicio Aéreo Vargas España - SAVE |
| Leased from: | STAP-Serv. y Transportes Aéreos Petroleros |
| Registration: | CP-1635 |
| MSN: | TC-359 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 17 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | La Vertiente ( Bolivia)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | La Vertiente Airfield (SLVT), Bolivia |
| Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport (VVI/SLVR), Bolivia |
The aircraft had been leased to SAVE by STAP-Servicios y Transportes Aéreos Petroleros to carry out a flight for the Tesoro Petroleum company from the airstrip at La Veriente to Santa Cruz. The Metro II crashed 300 m from the runway. Initial reports speak of an engine failure.
Sources:
» El Deber» Los Tiempos Nacional 13.12.1997
» NTSB
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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 La Vertiente Airfield to Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport as the crow flies is 401 km (251 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from La Vertiente Airfield to Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport as the crow flies is 401 km (251 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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