What happened
On May 11, 2008, at approximately 19:30 Atlantic standard time, a Cessna 172 RG, bearing registration CP-2492, crashed near Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The aircraft departed from El Tromprillo Airport at approximately 18:08 for a personal flight.
While flying under night visual meteorological conditions, the aircraft struck a tree with its left wing before impacting the ground. The impact was followed by a fire. The accident occurred approximately 1,150 meters from the unlit runway of the Agropecuaria Arco Iris airstrip, located north of Montero. No flight plan had been filed for the flight.
There were 5 fatal injuries, involving the pilot and four passengers. The aircraft was destroyed in the accident.