| Date: | Saturday 13 December 1997 |
| Time: | 17:05 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Owner/operator: | Servicio Aéreo Vargas España - SAVE, lsf STAP |
| Registration: | CP-1635 |
| MSN: | TC-359 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 19 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Vertiente -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | La Vertiente Airfield (SLVT) |
| Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport (VVI/SLVR) |
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
Location
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