Vallegrande – Cochabamba

On January 20, 1950 at 12:00 PM, Vallegrande – Cochabamba experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by TAM Bolivia - Transporte Aéreo Militar Boliviano, with the event recorded near Vacas Cochabamba.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

32 people were known to be on board, 33 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 103.1%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 28, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is human factor. In the region of Vacas, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the crew started the descent to Cochabamba when the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 64 km southeast of the Jorge Wilsterman Airport. All 32 occupants (28 soldiers and 4 crew members) and one woman on the ground were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TAM-10.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -17.5747°, -65.5811°.