Douglas DC-4 crash, Feb 5, 1960 (59 killed), Cochabamba C...
Douglas DC-4 accident on February 5, 1960 near Cochabamba Cochabamba, Bolivia with 59 fatalities. Cause: Blamed on a technical defect; one engine...
- Date: February 5, 1960
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-4
- Location: Cochabamba Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 59
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Blamed on a technical defect; one engine reportedly caught fire about five minutes after takeoff.
A Lloyd Aereo Boliviano Douglas DC 4 on a Cochabamba to La Paz service crashed into a lagoon in the Andes about 20 miles from Cochabamba, a few minutes after takeoff from Jorge Wilstermann Airport. Wikipedia reports that one engine reportedly caught fire and gives 59 fatalities, including one child who survived the crash but died in hospital.