Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 20 APR 1985 |
| Type: | Convair CV-440-35 |
| Operator: | Carga Aéreo Transportada |
| Registration: | CP-1489 |
| C/n / msn: | 319 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Santa Rosa (Bolivia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Santa Rosa Airport (SRB/SLSR), Bolivia |
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The aircraft crashed nose-down on climbout after losing control. The no. 2 engine had failed shortly after V2 speed.
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N440RS was exported to Bolivia as CP-1489 in June 1981.
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.
