| Date: | Friday 22 February 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | SAVCO - Servicios Aéreos Virgen de Copacabana |
| Registration: | CP-1052 |
| MSN: | 30195 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8 km SW of San Francisco de Moxos -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Trinidad Airport (TDD/SLTR) |
| Oruro Airport (ORU/SLOR) |
An electrical storm with severe turbulence probably caused the failure of ropes securing the cargo. The center of gravity (CG) shifted causing a loss of control.
The wreckage was found two days later.
Sources:
La Nación 25 February 1974, p24A
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