Camiri - Itaguazurenda

On March 2, 1976 at 12:00 AM, Camiri - Itaguazurenda experienced a crash involving IAI Arava 201, operated by TAM Bolivia - Transporte Aéreo Militar Boliviano, with the event recorded near Itaguazurenda Santa Cruz.

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

22 people were known to be on board, 19 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 86.4%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 18, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine airplane departed Camiri on a short flight to Itaguazurenda, carrying 18 passengers and a crew of four. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous and wooded area located between localities separated by 50 km. The wreckage was found two days later. Three passengers were injured while 19 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TAM-76, MSN 24, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -20.0340°, -63.5291°.