1960 Cochabamba Douglas DC-4 crash

On 5 February 1960, a Douglas DC-4 passenger aircraft of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano on a domestic flight from Cochabamba to La Paz, Bolivia, crashed shortly after take-off. All 59 people on board were killed. == Incident == Five minutes after taking off from Cochabamba's Jorge Wilstermann Airport, one of the plane's four engines reportedly caught fire. The aircraft subsequently crashed into a lagoon in the Andes, some 20 miles from the city of Cochabamba. It was the worst aviation accident in Bolivia's history at the time. The pilot, 30-year-old Joaquin Lobos, was one of the airline's most experienced aviators, especially over the mountains of Bolivia. == Passengers == Out of the 59 onboard, one child survived the initial crash, but died due to their injuries while being taken to a hospital by rescuers. Among the passengers were four families. == Aftermath == The airline canceled all flights the day of the crash for mourning. The accident was blamed on a technical defect. == References ==