Cáceres – Principe da Beira

On June 27, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Cáceres – Principe da Beira experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Cruzeiro do Sul, with the event recorded near Trinidad Beni.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew encountered technical problems en route from Cáceres to Principe da Beira. Following navigational errors, the airplane flew into the center of Bolivia and the pilot eventually decided to make an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a marshy field located in the region of Trinidad. All four crew members were rescued by the crew of a Brazilian Air Force Catalina and the aircraft, damaged beyond repair, was abandoned in situ.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-CCK, MSN 4750, year of manufacture 1942.

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