Convair CV-580 crash, Feb 22, 2005, Trinidad
Convair CV-580 accident on February 22, 2005 near Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined; engine problems after takeoff...
- Date: February 22, 2005
- Aircraft: Convair CV-580
- Location: Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined; engine problems after takeoff reported
A Bolivian Air Force Convair CV-580 reported engine problems soon after taking off from Trinidad and made an emergency landing in a muddy field, where it broke in two. Of the occupants, 28 were injured and the rest escaped uninjured, and no one died. The cause of the engine problem was not described in the sources reviewed.