Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 19, 1990 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 19, 1990 near Mt Los Novios, La Paz, Bolivia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain..
- Date: October 19, 1990
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mt Los Novios, La Paz, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain.
Douglas C-47B CP-735 was on a cargo flight from Santa Ana del Yacuma to La Paz on 19 October 1990 when it struck the slope of Mt Los Novios about 28 km north of La Paz while approaching at about 16,000 feet. All three crew died, and the wreckage was not found for several years.