Trinidad – San Borja

On September 12, 1961 at 12:00 AM, Trinidad – San Borja experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by CAMBA Transportes Aéreos - Comercializadora Aérea Mixta Boliviana, with the event recorded near San Borja Beni.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to San Borja Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and did not realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck a hill located near the Maniqui River, about 25 km south of the airfield. A crew member was killed while two other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-687, MSN 26585, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -14.8582°, -66.7475°.