Trinidad - San Borja

The crew started the descent to San Borja-Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport in limited visibility when, at an altitude of 3,000 meters, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Pilón located about 80 km southwest of San Borja Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 23 occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Trinidad - San Borja

Aircraft

Fairchild F27

Registration

CP-862

MSN

127

Year of Manufacture

1968

Date

March 16, 1984 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Mt Pilón La Paz

Region

South America • Bolivia

Coordinates

-16.5140°, -68.1124°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On March 16, 1984 at 12:00 AM, Trinidad - San Borja experienced a crash involving Fairchild F27, operated by Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB Airlines, with the event recorded near Mt Pilón La Paz.

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

23 people were known to be on board, 23 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: 20, passenger fatalities: 20, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew started the descent to San Borja-Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport in limited visibility when, at an altitude of 3,000 meters, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Pilón located about 80 km southwest of San Borja Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 23 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-862, MSN 127, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -16.5140°, -68.1124°.

Fatalities

Total

23

Crew

3

Passengers

20

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew started the descent to San Borja-Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport in limited visibility when, at an altitude of 3,000 meters, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Pilón located about 80 km southwest of San Borja Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 23 occupants were killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

20

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 23

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Trinidad - San Borja

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

South America • Bolivia

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Fairchild F27

Registration

CP-862

MSN

127

Year of Manufacture

1968