Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Apr 16, 2006 (1 killed), Gua...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on April 16, 2006 near Guayaramerín, Beni, Bolivia with 1 fatality. Cause: Not determined. The aircraft skidded on the...
- Date: April 16, 2006
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Guayaramerín, Beni, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The aircraft skidded on the wet runway after landing in poor weather.
A Fokker F27 operated by the Bolivian military transport unit approached Guayaramerin in heavy rain with limited visibility. After touchdown it skidded on the wet runway, veered off, lost both wings and came to rest. Of the 31 people aboard, one elderly passenger died hours later of a heart attack and the others were rescued.