Santa Cruz – San Ignacio de Velasco – Roboré – Puerto Suárez – Corumbá

On November 4, 1940 at 07:10 PM, Santa Cruz – San Ignacio de Velasco – Roboré – Puerto Suárez – Corumbá experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB Airlines, with the event recorded near Rincón del Tigre Santa Cruz.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 17 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: 14, passenger fatalities: 14, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a flight from Santa Cruz to Corumbá, Brazil, with intermediate stops in San Ignacio de Velasco, Roboré and Puerto Suárez with several officials on board. The stop at San Ignacio de Velasco was longer than schedule and the aircraft left late from Roboré to Puerto Suárez. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and lost his bearings. The captain decided to divert to the Rincón del Tigre Airfield but while descending in low visibility, the three engine aircraft christened 'Juan del Valle' hit a mountain slope and crashed. The wreckage and the 17 dead bodies were eventually found in January 1942. Crew: Georg Jüterbock 2. Passengers: Colonel Jenaro Blacut, José A. Saavedra Rivero, Gabriel René Moreno, Dr. Rómulo Herrera Justiniano, Blanca Catera de Herrera, Agustín Landívar Zambrana, Dr. Adalberto Terceros Mendívil, Dr. Sócrates Barba Caballero, Victoria de Lazarte, Don Salomón Aponte, Mr. Dolavela, Lucio Parada 2.

Aircraft reference details include registration CB-17, MSN 4008, year of manufacture 1932.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -18.2100°, -58.1688°.