Trinidad - La Paz

On December 31, 1997 at 12:00 AM, Trinidad - La Paz experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA227 Metro III, operated by Aerosur, with the event recorded near Trinidad Beni.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

20 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 20 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 18, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

During the takeoff roll, the crew lost control of the airplane that veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. All 20 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-2321, MSN AC-643, year of manufacture 1986.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -14.8342°, -64.9040°.