Douglas DC-6 crash, May 8, 1987, La Paz-El Alto
Douglas DC-6 accident on May 8, 1987 near La Paz-El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia with no fatalities. Cause: Collapse of a main landing gear on landing.
- Date: May 8, 1987
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: La Paz-El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collapse of a main landing gear on landing
On 8 May 1987 a Frigorifico Reyes Douglas DC-6BF (CP-1650) on a cargo flight lost a main landing gear on landing at La Paz El Alto airport. The aircraft left the runway, came to rest upside down, broke into three pieces and caught fire, and all three crew were injured with none killed.