| Date: | Tuesday 7 January 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair CV-440-59 |
| Owner/operator: | Frigorificos Movima |
| Registration: | CP-961 |
| MSN: | 467 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 40 km SE of San Borja -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | San Borja-Capitan G.Q. Guardia Airport (SRJ/SLSB) |
| La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP) |
A fuel leak in the no. 2 engine some 30 minutes after takeoff made the crew decide to return to San Borja. Because the Convair was losing height rapidly (and the San Borja radio aid was unserviceable), a precautionary landing was carried out as soon as ground became visible.
Sources:
Aviation News 21.02.1975
Images:
photo (c) Abraham Nogales; 40km SE of San Borja
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