Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Mar 2, 1992 (5 killed), Este...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on March 2, 1992 near Estencia, Tarija, Bolivia with 5 fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the takeoff after the left...
- Date: March 2, 1992
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Estencia, Tarija, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew continued the takeoff after the left engine lost power, and the aircraft's speed was insufficient on the wet runway.
A Curtiss C-46 cargo flight carrying meat, two passengers and three crew took off from a wet runway at Estencia. The left engine lost power, but the captain continued the takeoff. The aircraft banked left after liftoff, the left wing struck the ground, and it crashed about 500 metres beyond the runway end and burned. All five occupants died.