Convair CV-440 Metropolitan crash, Jan 24, 1978 (1 killed)
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan accident on January 24, 1978 near San Ramón Santa Cruz, Bolivia with 1 fatality. Cause: Right engine failure shortly after...
- Date: January 24, 1978
- Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
- Location: San Ramón Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Right engine failure shortly after takeoff. The reason for the engine failure is not known.
On 24 January 1978 Bolivian military Convair CV-440 TAM-45 lost its right engine shortly after takeoff from San Ramón. The crew returned for an emergency landing, and on landing the aircraft left the runway and one bystander was killed. Sources differ on the final impact (hangar or ditch).