| Date: | Monday 8 March 1993 |
| Time: | 07:10 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Compañia Aérea Nacional - CAN |
| Registration: | CP-1654 |
| MSN: | 43035/61 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Rosa Airport (SRB) -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Santa Rosa Airport (SRB/SLSR) |
| La Esperanza Airport (LEZ/MHLE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The no. 2 engine backfired just after V1 on takeoff. The pilot aborted takeoff and the DC-6 overran the 1500 m grass runway. The engine caught fire and destroyed the aircraft.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 1/98 (#50)
Scramble 166
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