Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 2, 1992, San Juan...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 2, 1992 near San Juan Ranch, Beni, Bolivia with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined; left engine...
- Date: November 2, 1992
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: San Juan Ranch, Beni, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined; left engine power loss shortly after takeoff on a post-maintenance test flight.
A DC-3 used for a local test flight after an engine change lost power in its left engine soon after takeoff from San Juan Ranch on 2 November 1992. The crew turned back but could not keep enough height and landed in a swampy area near the airport. All three occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.