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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
La Vertiente
Friday, December 12, 1997 17:05 AST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On December 12, 1997, at approximately 1705 atlantic standard time, a Fairchild SA-226-TC (Metro II) airplane, Bolivian registration CP-1635, was destroyed upon collision with trees and subsequent impact with the ground following a loss of engine power while on initial takeoff climb from an airstrip near La Vertiente, Bolivia. The airplane, owned by Servicios de Transportes Aereos Petrolero (STAP) at El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, was leased by Servicios Aereos Vargas de Espana (SAVE), to support in-country flight operations of the Tesoro-Bolivia Petroleum Company, of San Antonio, Texas. The flight was being conducted under Part 135 of the Bolivian Air Regulations (BAR). Aboard the twin engine airplane were an airline transport rated pilot, a commercial rated copilot, and 17 passengers. The copilot and 9 passengers were fatally injured. The pilot and 3 passengers sustained serious injuries, while the remaining 5 passengers escaped with minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a company VFR flight plan was filed for the scheduled 50 minute staff transport flight from La Vertiente, to Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The flight was originating from the 6,004 foot grass/turf airstrip at the time of the accident.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of Bolivia. Any additional information may be obtained from:
Viceministerio de Transportes, Communicacion y Aereonautica Civil Direccion General de Aereonautica Civil (DGAC) Attn: Cap. Jorge Pardo Bejar (Investigator-In-Charge) Palacio de Comunicaciones (Piso 5) Casilla Postal 9360 La Paz, Bolivia This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of the Republic of Bolivia.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/12/1997 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1705 |
| Event Time Zone | Atlantic Standard Time |
| Event City | LA VERTIENTE |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | -- |
| Event Date Year | 1997 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Witness |
| Time of the weather observation | 0 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Not Reported |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 38 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 55 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 15 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 10 |
| Injury Total Minor | 5 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 4 |
| Injury Total All | 19 |
| Investigating Agency | Foreign |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 7000 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Dec 14 1997 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1030 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 26 2002 2:26PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\ZUZL |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | -- |
| NTSB Number | FTW98RA076 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Non-U.S., Commercial |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Company VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Unknown |
| Aircraft Explosion | Unknown |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Fairchild |
| Aircraft Model | SA-2226-TC |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | SA-2226-TC |
| Aircraft Serial Number | |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | Foreign Reg./Foreign Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | -- |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | -- |
| Aircraft Owner State | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Country | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | -- |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | EL TROMPILLO ARPT, HANGAR 90 |
| Operator City | SANTA CRUZ |
| Operator State | -- |
| Operator Country | -- |
| Operator Zip code | 00000 |
| Operator Code | SAVE |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- |
| Second Pilot on Board | -- |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | SLET |
| Destination City | SANTA CRUZ |
| Destination State | OF |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 21 2001 10:51AM |
| User who most recently changed record | JOHB |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |