3 aircraft accidents in Bolivia since 2000

The Fairchild Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III operated by Aerocon took off from Trinidad, Bolivia, for a passenger flight to Riberalta, Bolivia. 16 passengers and 2 crewmembers were onboard. The plane went off the runway after landing at Riberalta airport. Eight of the eighteen occupants onboard perished in the accident. The plane was approaching Riberalta's runway 14 in heavy rain, wind and poor visibility. The plane touched down on the asphalt, but then went off the runway, ran through brush, overturned and caught fire. A witness reported the plane touch down near the end of the runway. The aircraft came to rest about 300 meters outside the aerodrome. 8 passengers perished in the accident, one of the pilots and a passenger received serious injuries, the other pilot and 7 passengers escaped with minor injuries. Riberalta offers an asphalt runway 14/32 of 1830 meters/6000 feet length.

The Boeing 727 belonging to Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB departed La Paz, Bolivia, on a domestic service to Cobija, Bolivia, with 151 passengers and 8 crewmembers. But fierce storms at the destination forced the crew to divert to the Trinidad, a Bolivian city in the Amazon jungle. The charter jet was approaching Tinidad when the engines suddenly lost power, possibly because of fuel exhaustion or mechanical failure. The crew carried out a forced landing in an Amazon jungle clearing just short of the airport. All on board survived. But several passengers were taken to a nearby hospital for injuries. The third-engines plane has been substantially damaged, with at least one wing torn off and a landing gear broken.

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.