Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Jul 16, 2016 (6 killed)
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on July 16, 2016 near Santa Rosa de Yacuma, Beni, Bolivia with 6 fatalities. Cause: No investigation report...
- Date: July 16, 2016
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Santa Rosa de Yacuma, Beni, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: No investigation report found in sources read. Reported sequence: the pilot attempted two landings in poor weather and lost control in a left turn during the second go around.
On 16 July 2016 a Cessna 207A Stationair (CP 2953) flying from Trinidad to Santa Rosa de Yacuma in Beni, Bolivia, made two go arounds in rain with poor visibility. During a second go around the pilot lost control in a left turn, and the aircraft crashed about 500 m past the runway threshold and burned, killing all six occupants. Bolivian civil aviation authorities confirmed the accident, but no final cause report was found in the sources read.