Santa Cruz - Cerro Colorado

En route from Santa Cruz to Cerro Colorado, one of the engine partially failed and its temperature increased. The pilot decided to make an emergency landing. All eight occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire due to engine explosion.

Flight / Schedule

Santa Cruz - Cerro Colorado

Registration

CP-1788

Date

May 22, 1984 at 12:00 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Bolivia All Bolivia

Region

South America • Bolivia

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On May 22, 1984 at 12:00 PM, Santa Cruz - Cerro Colorado experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Private Bolivian, with the event recorded near Bolivia All Bolivia.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Santa Cruz to Cerro Colorado, one of the engine partially failed and its temperature increased. The pilot decided to make an emergency landing. All eight occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire due to engine explosion.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-1788.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Santa Cruz to Cerro Colorado, one of the engine partially failed and its temperature increased. The pilot decided to make an emergency landing. All eight occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire due to engine explosion.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

7

Estimated Survivors

8

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 8

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Santa Cruz - Cerro Colorado

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

South America • Bolivia

Aircraft Details

Registration

CP-1788