CP-1244

On January 18, 1988 at 12:00 AM, CP-1244 experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Empresa Transportes Aéreos - ETA, with the event recorded near Mt Colorado La Paz.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Colorado located about 100 km northwest of La Paz. All nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-1244, MSN 246, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -15.4876°, -67.4033°.