| Date: | Thursday 7 September 1972 |
| Time: | 17:57 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | SAVCO - Servicios Aéreos Virgen de Copacabana |
| Registration: | CP-959 |
| MSN: | 26903 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Trinidad Airport (TDD) -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Trinidad Airport (TDD/SLTR) |
The C-46 reached 20 m after a takeoff run of 1200 m (using runway 31) when the no. 1 engine failed. The aircraft banked left, lost height, touched down again and ran through small trees and a fence . The right gear collapsed and the nose hit the ground.
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