Camiri – Sucre

En route from Camiri to Sucre, the airplane hit the slope of Mt Rodeo Pampa located south of Tarabuco. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 28 occupants have been killed.

Flight / Schedule

Camiri – Sucre

Aircraft

Douglas DC-3

Registration

CP-600

MSN

2181

Year of Manufacture

1940

Date

November 3, 1953 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Tarabuco Chuquisaca

Region

South America • Bolivia

Coordinates

-19.0696°, -64.9049°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On November 3, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Camiri – Sucre experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB Airlines, with the event recorded near Tarabuco Chuquisaca.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

28 people were known to be on board, 28 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 25, passenger fatalities: 25, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Camiri to Sucre, the airplane hit the slope of Mt Rodeo Pampa located south of Tarabuco. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 28 occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-600, MSN 2181, year of manufacture 1940.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -19.0696°, -64.9049°.

Fatalities

Total

28

Crew

3

Passengers

25

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Camiri to Sucre, the airplane hit the slope of Mt Rodeo Pampa located south of Tarabuco. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 28 occupants have been killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

25

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 28

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Camiri – Sucre

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

South America • Bolivia

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Douglas DC-3

Registration

CP-600

MSN

2181

Year of Manufacture

1940