La Paz-Tipuani

On August 22, 1964 at 12:00 AM, La Paz-Tipuani experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Servicios Aéreos Cochabamba, with the event recorded near Tipuani La Paz.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Tipuani, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions. In limited visibility, the aircraft descended to low and struck the north slope of Mt Huayna located few km from the airport. All four occupants were killed. The flight had been delayed because of bad weather over the Cordillera mountains and over the destination Tipuani.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-680, MSN 13371, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -15.5661°, -68.0206°.