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| Date: | Thursday 20 May 1920 |
| Time: | 18:20 |
| Type: | Curtiss 18T-2 Wasp |
| Owner/operator: | Gobierno de Bolivia |
| Registration: | n/a |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Sica Sica -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Oruro |
| La Paz | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Emergeny landing due to mechanical problems, shortly after delivery, buyed by the Dr. Gutierrez Guerra govermment (1917-1920). US pilot Tte. Donald Hudson and mechanic Robert Albaugh unhurt. Aircraft dismantled, transported to El Alto and abandoned. First aircraft flown in Bolivia 17 APR 1920.
Sources:
Air Enthusiast 45
La Nación (Santiago) 5 June 1920, p10
Images:
In condition that rest the plane in the emergency landing site.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Sep-2009 22:54 | Anon. | Updated |
| 27-Mar-2010 08:34 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-May-2017 19:02 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2017 19:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, ] |
| 19-Feb-2024 18:45 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 19-Feb-2024 18:48 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-Feb-2024 19:37 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2024 19:56 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2024 19:02 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2025 07:03 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2025 07:04 | RCSP | Updated [Date, Time, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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