1960 Cochabamba Douglas DC-4 crash
Aircraft accident in Bolivia
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On 5 February 1960, a Douglas DC-4 passenger aircraft of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano on a domestic flight from Cochabamba to La Paz, Bolivia, crashed shortly after take-off. All 59 people on board were killed.[1][2]
Date5 February 1960
SummaryCrashed shortly after take-off
Site
- Near Cochabamba, Bolivia
AircrafttypeDouglas DC-4
A Douglas DC-4, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 5 February 1960 |
| Summary | Crashed shortly after take-off |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-4 |
| Operator | Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano |
| Registration | CP-609 |
| Flight origin | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport, Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Destination | El Alto Airport, La Paz, Bolivia |
| Occupants | 59 |
| Passengers | 55 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 59 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Incident
Five minutes after taking off from Cochabamba's Jorge Wilstermann Airport, one of the plane's four engines reportedly caught fire.[3][4] The aircraft subsequently crashed into a lagoon in the Andes, some 20 miles from the city of Cochabamba.[5][6][7] It was the worst aviation accident in Bolivia's history at the time.[8] The pilot, 30-year-old Joaquin Lobos, was one of the airline's most experienced aviators, especially over the mountains of Bolivia.[9][10]