Convair CV-440 Metropolitan crash, Dec 21, 1973 (6 killed)
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan accident on December 21, 1973 near Talara Piura, Peru with 6 fatalities.
- Date: December 21, 1973
- Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
- Location: Talara Piura, Peru
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Convair CV-440 of the Bolivian military transport service TAM struck trees on final approach to Talara in Peru on 21 December 1973 while carrying cargo of toys. Six of the nine people on board were killed, three survived, and the aircraft was written off.