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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:CV-440-12
    Last Military Serial:TAM-43 FABo
    Construction Number:440-330
    Last Civil Registration:CP-2212
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-440-12 sn TAM-43 FABo cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:CAMBA-Commercializadora Aerea Mixta Boliviana

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    Dates

    Event

    1956

    Constructed as a CV-440-12.

    19 June 1956

    To Sabena with new c/r OO-SCK.

    6 November 1959

    To Aviaco Aviacion Y Comercio S. A with new c/r EC-APV (Convair 440-12 Metropolitan, 330).

    1973

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Boliviana with s/n TAM-43.

    1990

    To CAMBA-Commercializadora Aerea Mixta Boliviana with new c/r CP-2212 (Convair CV-440, 330).

    December 1990


    Photographer: RedRipper 24
    Notes: At La Paz, Bolivia

    3 November 1993

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. The cargo flight departed Santa Rosa Airport (SRB/SLSR), Bolivia. The accident occurred at near La Paz (Bolivia) while en route. Narrative: An emergency landing had to be carried after the no. 1 engine caught fire shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was destroyed by fire after landing.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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    Spanish Register of Civil Aircraft Since 1920 by Jose Ramon Valero
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