Riberalta – Cochabamba

On August 3, 1966 at 12:00 AM, Riberalta – Cochabamba experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB Airlines, with the event recorded near San Benito Cochabamba.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the region of San Benito. The wreckage was found 12 days later and all three crew members were killed. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was not on the assigned airway and was cruising at an insufficient altitude.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-730, MSN 33457, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -17.5228°, -65.8945°.