Convair CV-440 Metropolitan crash, Aug 21, 1992 (10 killed)
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan accident on August 21, 1992 near Mt Chacaltaya, La Paz, Bolivia with 10 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: August 21, 1992
- Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
- Location: Mt Chacaltaya, La Paz, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew started the descent prematurely in poor weather.
A Convair CV-440 cargo flight from Santa Ana del Yacuma to La Paz was descending early in poor weather and limited visibility. It struck the slope of Mt Chacaltaya, about 19 km north of La Paz-El Alto, and was destroyed. All ten people on board were killed.