| Date: | Saturday 24 March 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54S (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | Frigorifico Reyes |
| Registration: | CP-1206 |
| MSN: | 10559 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) -
 Bolivia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ/SLRQ) |
Shortly after lift-off from Rurrenabaque, the engines backfired. The right wingtip struck trees, causing the aircraft to lose control and crash into a forest.
Sources:
Aviation News 23 April-3 May 1984
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