CP-540

On February 1, 1977 at 12:00 AM, CP-540 experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Servicios Aéreos Bolivianos - SAB, with the event recorded near Espíritu Santo Cochabamba.

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. The aircraft suffered an engine failure in flight and the crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a wooded area. Both pilots were injured and the airplane was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-540, MSN 33594, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -17.0137°, -65.5592°.