Yacuiba - Santa Cruz

On January 17, 2003 at 09:00 AM, Yacuiba - Santa Cruz experienced a crash involving BAe Jetstream 31, operated by Servicio Aéreo Vargas España - SAVE, with the event recorded near Yacuiba Tarija.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

21 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 21 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: 19, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll at Yacuiba Airport, at V2 speed, the right engine lost power. The captain decided to continue the takeoff procedure. During initial climb, decision was taken to return for an emergency landing and the crew shut down the right engine and feathered its propeller. After touchdown on runway 20, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran, lost its nose gear and collided with bushes and small trees, coming to rest about 50 metres past the runway end. All 21 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-2404, MSN 680, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.0155°, -63.6781°.