Narrative:
A Curtiss C-46F cargo plane suffered engine problems while on approach to an airstrip at El Paraiso Ranch in Bolivia. The engine was shut down and the propeller was feathered. The pilot was not able to maintain altitude and had to carry out a forced landing in a marsh near the airstrip.
accident date: 17-05-1999
type: Curtiss C-46F Commando
registration: CP-1319
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Monday 17 May 1999 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operator: | CAMBA - Commercializadora Aérea Mixta Boliviana |
| Registration: | CP-1319 |
| MSN: | 22428 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | El Paraiso Ranch ( Bolivia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | San Borja Airport (SRJ/SLSB), Bolivia |
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A Curtiss C-46F cargo plane suffered engine problems while on approach to an airstrip at El Paraiso Ranch in Bolivia. The engine was shut down and the propeller was feathered. The pilot was not able to maintain altitude and had to carry out a forced landing in a marsh near the airstrip.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» JetstreamPhotos
accident date: 17-05-1999
type: Curtiss C-46F Commando
registration: CP-1319
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