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Aircraft accident in Bolivia
1960 Douglas DC-4 Cochabamba crash
A Douglas DC-4, similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date5 February 1960 (1960-02-05)
SummaryCrashed shortly after take-off
SiteNear Cochabamba, Bolivia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-4
OperatorLloyd Aéreo Boliviano
RegistrationCP-609
Flight originJorge Wilstermann International Airport, Cochabamba, Bolivia
DestinationEl Alto Airport, La Paz, Bolivia
Occupants59
Passengers55
Crew4
Fatalities59
Survivors0

On 5 February 1960, a Douglas DC-4 passenger aircraft of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano on a domestic flight from Cochabamba to La Paz, Bolivia, crashed shortly after take-off. All 59 people on board were killed.

Incident

Five minutes after taking off from Cochabamba's Jorge Wilstermann Airport, one of the plane's four engines reportedly caught fire. The aircraft subsequently crashed into a lagoon in the Andes, some 20 miles from the city of Cochabamba. It was the worst aviation accident in Bolivia's history at the time. The pilot was one of the airline's most experienced aviators, especially over the mountains of Bolivia.

Passengers

Out of the 59 onboard, one child survived the initial crash, but died due to their injuries while being taken to a hospital by rescuers. Among the passengers were four families.

Aftermath

The airline canceled all flights the day of the crash for mourning. The accident was blamed on a technical defect.

References

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  5. ^ The Fort Scott Tribune. The Fort Scott Tribune.
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  8. Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala Star-Banner.
  9. The Southeast Missourian. The Southeast Missourian.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1960 (1960)
Jan 6 National Airlines Flight 2511Jan 18 Capital Airlines Flight 20Jan 19 SAS Flight 871Jan 21 Avianca Flight 671Feb 5 Douglas DC-4 Cochabamba crashFeb 25 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collisionFeb 26 Aeroflot Flight 315Feb 26 Alitalia Flight 618Mar 17 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710May 1 U-2 incidentJun 10 Aeroflot Flight 207Jun 10 Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538Jun 24 Real Transportes Aéreos Flight 435Jul 1 RB-47 incidentJul 14 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11Jul 15 Ethiopian Air Lines Flight 372Jul 16 Danish football air crashJul 21 Chicago Helicopter Airways Flight 698Aug 17 Aeroflot Flight 036Aug 29 Air France Flight 343Sep 19 World Airways Flight 830Sep 26 Austrian Airlines Flight 901Oct 4 Eastern Air Lines Flight 375Oct 29 Cal Poly football team plane crashNov 20 F-84 Thunderstreak crashNov 23 Philippine Air Lines Flight S26Dec 16 New York mid-air collisionDec 17 Munich C-131 crashDec 22 Philippine Air Lines Flight S85
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Aviation accidents and incidents in Bolivia
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