San José de Chiquitos – La Paz

On December 31, 1959 at 12:00 AM, San José de Chiquitos – La Paz experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB Airlines, with the event recorded near San José de Chiquitos Santa Cruz.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed few minutes after takeoff from San José de Chiquitos. The airplane was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-584, MSN 19226, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -18.2039°, -60.3373°.