San Borja - La Paz

On May 22, 1995 at 12:00 AM, San Borja - La Paz experienced a crash involving Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, operated by Servicios Aéreos Santa Ana - SASA, with the event recorded near San Borja-Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia 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.

5 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from San Borja-Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport, while in initial climb, the copilot reported an engine failure. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field located near the airport and came to rest, broken in several parts. Four people were injured and a passenger was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-2142, MSN 120, year of manufacture 1953.