| Date: | Monday 17 May 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | CAMBA - Commercializadora Aérea Mixta Boliviana |
| Registration: | CP-1319 |
| MSN: | 22428 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Paraiso Ranch -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | San Borja Airport (SRJ/SLSB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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.
Sources:
Jetstream
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 April 2012 | CP-1319 | SkyTeam Cargo | 3 | Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) | |
w/o |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB); November 1993
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