Beni - La Paz

On October 11, 1985 at 12:00 AM, Beni - La Paz experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Sabeni - Servicios Aéreos Beni, with the event recorded near Beni Beni.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Beni Airport, while climbing, the crew reported technical problems when control was lost. The aircraft lost altitude and crashed in a mountainous area located few km from Beni. The wreckage was found four days later. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-1593, MSN 32936, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.4628°, -64.3276°.