Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 17 JUN 1971 |
| Time: | ca 14:30 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator: | SAVCO - Servicios Aéreos Virgen de Copacabana |
| Registration: | CP-926 |
| C/n / msn: | 43043/83 |
| First flight: | 1947 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 14 km NE of Putre (Chile)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport (VVI/SLVR), Bolivia |
| Arica-Chacalluta Airport (ARI/SCAR), Chile |
The DC-6 took off from Santa Cruz for a VFR flight to Arica. The aircraft struck Nevados de Putre at an altitude of 18000 feet, 25 minutes after the planned ETA.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Improper flight planning for (actual) IMC weather.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport to Arica-Chacalluta Airport as the crow flies is 763 km (477 miles).
Distance from Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport to Arica-Chacalluta Airport as the crow flies is 763 km (477 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
