Douglas DC-6 crash, Jun 20, 1993, Laja
Douglas DC-6 accident on June 20, 1993 near Laja, La Paz, Bolivia with no fatalities. Cause: Engine number 2 fire shortly after takeoff for unknown...
- Date: June 20, 1993
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Laja, La Paz, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine number 2 fire shortly after takeoff for unknown reasons.
A Douglas DC-6 cargo flight from La Paz-El Alto lost its number 2 engine to fire shortly after takeoff. The captain feathered the propeller and made an emergency landing on open ground near Laja, and the crew evacuated safely. The fire spread to the left wing before it was contained.