Convair CV-440 Metropolitan crash, Nov 3, 1993, El Triunfo
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan accident on November 3, 1993 near El Triunfo, Beni, Bolivia with no fatalities. Cause: Left engine fire after takeoff,...
- Date: November 3, 1993
- Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
- Location: El Triunfo, Beni, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Left engine fire after takeoff, cause not determined.
A Convair CV-440 cargo flight from Santa Rosa de Yacuma to La Paz lost its left engine to fire six minutes after takeoff. The captain attempted an emergency landing on an abandoned airfield at El Triunfo, where the left main gear collapsed and the aircraft caught fire. All three crew members escaped uninjured.