Riberalta – Guayaramerín

On April 16, 2006 at 11:37 AM, Riberalta – Guayaramerín experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by TAM Bolivia - Transporte Aéreo Militar Boliviano, with the event recorded near Guayaramerín Beni.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

31 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 30 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 3.2%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft departed Riberalta-General Buech Airport at 1123LT on a flight to Guayaramerín, carrying 27 passengers and a crew of four, among them two children and one baby. Few minutes after takeoff, the crew was informed about the deterioration of the weather conditions at destination with limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. After landing and a course of about 300 metres, the airplane skidded on a wet runway. It went out of control, veered off runway, lost its both wings and came to rest. All 31 occupants were rescued but an 80 years old men died few hours later from a heart attack.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAB-91, MSN 10580, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -10.8081°, -65.3494°.