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Fairchild SA-2226-TC CP-1635

12 December 1997 · La Vertiente, Bolivia · Fatal

Summary

On 12 December 1997 at about 21:05 local time, a Fairchild SA-2226-TC registered CP-1635, operated by Gonzalo Vargas Campero, was involved in an accident near La Vertiente, Bolivia. 19 people were on board and 10 died, 4 were seriously injured, 5 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:05
Classification
Accident
Location
La Vertiente, Bolivia
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Fairchild SA-2226-TC
Registration
CP-1635
Operator
Gonzalo Vargas Campero
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
NTSB number
FTW98RA076

People

10 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
19 10 4 5 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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