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TAM Bolivia Fokker F27 plane crash

Guayaramerin, Bolivia

Key facts

Airline
TAM Bolivia
Aircraft
Fokker F27
Location
Guayaramerin, Bolivia
Date
16th April, 2006
People on board
31
Fatality
1

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Accident account

The aircraft left Riberalta-General Buech Airport (Bolivia) for a passenger flight to Guayaramerin (Bolivia). The crew was informed about heavy rain falls on Guayaramerin. On landing, the Fokker F-27 skidded off the runway, lost its landing gear and both wings and came to rest. A passenger died a few hours after the accident.

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