CP-1024

En route, the right engine caught fire. The crew decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in an open field and came to rest in flames. While both occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Flight / Schedule

CP-1024

Registration

CP-1024

MSN

2489

Year of Manufacture

1943

Operator

L. Eduardo

Date

March 3, 1974 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Normandia Beni

Region

South America • Bolivia

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On March 3, 1974 at 12:00 AM, CP-1024 experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by L. Eduardo, with the event recorded near Normandia Beni.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the right engine caught fire. The crew decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in an open field and came to rest in flames. While both occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-1024, MSN 2489, year of manufacture 1943.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, the right engine caught fire. The crew decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in an open field and came to rest in flames. While both occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Operator

L. Eduardo

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

South America • Bolivia

Aircraft Details

Registration

CP-1024

MSN

2489

Year of Manufacture

1943