Camiare - La Paz

On January 11, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Camiare - La Paz experienced a crash involving Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, operated by Carga Aéreo Transportadora, with the event recorded near Camiare Beni.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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. After takeoff from Camiare Airstrip, while in initial climb, one of the engine caught fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed about 400 metres past the runway end and came to rest in flames. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-1358, MSN 414, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -14.0831°, -65.6571°.