Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 23 FEB 1974 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Operator: | SAVCO - Servicios Aéreos Virgen de Copacabana |
| Registration: | CP-1052 |
| C/n / msn: | 30195 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | San Francisco de Moxos (Bolivia) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
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.
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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.
