Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Apr 21, 2012 (3 killed), San...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on April 21, 2012 near Santa Cruz-Viru Viru, Santa Cruz, Bolivia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Under investigation. The BAAA...
- Date: April 21, 2012
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Santa Cruz-Viru Viru, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Under investigation. The BAAA database attributes the crash to an unusual near-vertical climb on final approach leading to a wing stall, but the final report was not reviewed.
A Curtiss C-46 Commando cargo flight from Santa Cruz to Cobija returned shortly after takeoff without explaining the problem. On final approach it climbed steeply, stalled and crashed about 200 metres short of the runway at Viru Viru, where it burst into flames. All three crew were killed and the passenger was seriously injured.