Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
Status:Preliminary - official
Date:08 MAR 1993
Time:07:10
Type:Douglas DC-6
Operator:Compañia Aérea Nacional - CAN
Registration: CP-1654
C/n / msn: 43035/61
First flight: 1947
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Santa Rosa Airport (SRB) (Bolivia)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Santa Rosa Airport (SRB/SLSR), Bolivia
Destination airport:La Esperanza Airport (LEZ/MHLE), Honduras
Narrative:
The no. 2 engine backfired just after V1 on takeoff. The pilot aborted takeoff and the DC-6 overran the 1500m grass runway. The engine caught fire and destroyed the aircraft.

Events:

Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/98 (#50)
» Scramble 166

Photos
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Map
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 Rosa Airport to La Esperanza Airport as the crow flies is 3924 km (2453 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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