Convair CV-440 Metropolitan crash, Oct 27, 1975 (67 killed)
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan accident on October 27, 1975 near Tomonoco La Paz, Bolivia with 67 fatalities.
- Date: October 27, 1975
- Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
- Location: Tomonoco La Paz, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 67
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Bolivian military Convair 440 took off at night from Tomonoco for La Paz with army officers and their families on board. It struggled to climb and struck the slope of Mt Colorado near the airfield, breaking up on impact and killing all 67 people aboard. Overloading is reported as a likely contributing factor.