Narrative:
A Swearingen SA.227BC Metro III passenger plane, CP-2548, was destroyed when it crashed near Trinidad Airport (TDD), Bolivia. Both crew members and six passengers were fatally injured. One passenger survived the accident.
The airplane operated on an Aerocon domestic flight from Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) to Trinidad. It crashed into jungle while on approach to runway 14. The wreckage was located on September 8 around 12:00 and rescuers found the sole survivor on September 9.
» Minor Vidal se ubicó en el monte gracias al ruido de helicópteros
accident date: 06-09-2011
type: Swearingen SA227-BC Metro III
registration: CP-2548
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 6 September 2011 |
| Time: | 18:50 |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-BC Metro III |
| Operator: | Aerocon |
| Registration: | CP-2548 |
| MSN: | BC-768B |
| First flight: | 1992 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-11U-611G |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) NW of Trinidad Airport (TDD) ( Bolivia)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport (SRZ/SLET), Bolivia |
| Trinidad Airport (TDD/SLTR), Bolivia | |
| Flightnumber: | 238 |
A Swearingen SA.227BC Metro III passenger plane, CP-2548, was destroyed when it crashed near Trinidad Airport (TDD), Bolivia. Both crew members and six passengers were fatally injured. One passenger survived the accident.
The airplane operated on an Aerocon domestic flight from Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) to Trinidad. It crashed into jungle while on approach to runway 14. The wreckage was located on September 8 around 12:00 and rescuers found the sole survivor on September 9.
Sources:
» El avión quedó hecho añicos; hallan restos de 8 ocupantes (La Razon, 9-9-2011)» Minor Vidal se ubicó en el monte gracias al ruido de helicópteros
Photos
accident date: 06-09-2011
type: Swearingen SA227-BC Metro III
registration: CP-2548
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | N27531 | Fairchild Aircraft Inc. | |
| MAR 1992 | XA-SBN | Aeromexico | delivered |
| MAR 1992 | XA-SBN | Aero Litoral | leased |
| OCT 2000 | N768ML | Merlin Airways | registered |
| JAN 2009 | CP-2548 | Aerocon | registered |
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 Cruz-El Trompillo Airport to Trinidad Airport as the crow flies is 380 km (237 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport to Trinidad Airport as the crow flies is 380 km (237 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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