Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 21 DEC 1989 |
| Type: | Lockheed C-130A Hercules |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Boliviana |
| Registration: | TAM-62 |
| C/n / msn: | 3187 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 27 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Guayaramerin Airport (GYA) (Bolivia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Guayaramerin Airport (GYA/SLGY), Bolivia |
| Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport (SRZ/SLCZ), Bolivia |
Crashed during a 3-engine takeoff.
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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 Guayaramerin Airport to Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport as the crow flies is 808 km (505 miles).
Distance from Guayaramerin Airport to Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport as the crow flies is 808 km (505 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.
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