Buenos Aires – La Paz

On October 16, 1958 at 11:58 AM, Buenos Aires – La Paz experienced a crash involving Avro 691 Lancastrian, operated by Argentinian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Argentina, with the event recorded near La Paz-El Alto La Paz.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

On landing, the four engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. Two passengers and the mechanic were killed while nine other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration T-66, MSN 1402, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -16.4886°, -68.2201°.