| Date: | Friday 8 May 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6BF |
| Owner/operator: | Frigorifico Reyes |
| Registration: | CP-1650 |
| MSN: | 45505/997 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB) -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP) |
The undercarriage collapsed on landing. The DC-6 overturned and broke in three, catching fire.
Sources:
Aviation Letter 247
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); June 1973
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