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1960 Cochabamba Douglas DC-4 crash

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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]

1960 Cochabamba Douglas DC-4 crash
A Douglas DC-4, similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date5 February 1960 (1960-02-05)
SummaryCrashed shortly after take-off
Site
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-4
OperatorLloyd Aéreo Boliviano
RegistrationCP-609
Flight originJorge Wilstermann International Airport, Cochabamba, Bolivia
DestinationEl Alto Airport, La Paz, Bolivia
Occupants59
Passengers55
Crew4
Fatalities59
Survivors0

Incident

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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]

Passengers

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Out of the 59 onboard, one child survived the initial crash, but died due to their injuries while being taken to a hospital by rescuers.[5] Among the passengers were four families.[11]

Aftermath

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The airline canceled all flights the day of the crash for mourning.[11] The accident was blamed on a technical defect.[12]

References

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  1. ↑ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. ↑ The Evening Independent. The Evening Independent.
  3. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-4 CP-609 Cochabamba-J Wilsterman Airport (CBB)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. ↑ Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston Morning Tribune.
  5. 1 2 The Fort Scott Tribune. The Fort Scott Tribune.
  6. ↑ "Vliegramp in Bolivia". Nijmeegsch dagblad (in Dutch). 6 February 1960 – via Delpher.
  7. ↑ "Vliegtuigongeluk in Brazilië: 59 doden". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 6 February 1960 – via Delpher.
  8. ↑ Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala Star-Banner.
  9. ↑ The Southeast Missourian. The Southeast Missourian.
  10. ↑ "Zestig doden in Bolivia". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 6 February 1960 – via Delpher.
  11. 1 2 "Vliegramp in Bolivia: 59 doden". Twentsch dagblad Tubantia (in Dutch). 6 February 1960 – via Delpher.
  12. ↑ "Twentsch dagblad Tubantia". 1960-02-06. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
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