ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando CP-540 Espiritu Airport
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Status:Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Date:Tuesday 1 February 1977
Time:16:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando
Operator:Servicios Aéreos Bolivianos - SAB
Registration: CP-540
MSN: 33594
First flight: 1945
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Espiritu Airport (   Bolivia)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Prior to landing there was a right engine malfunction. During landing roll violent jolts were experienced and after about 900 m the aircraft swerved to the left and went over a drainage ditch 3 m wide and 1.25 m deep.
Investigation showed that there was a malfunction of the right engine and of the hydraulic system. Several malfunctions of the hydraulic system prior to this flight had not been reported in the aircraft log.

Classification:
Hydraulic system problem
Runway excursion (veer-off)

Sources:
» ICAO Adrep


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