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Engine Fire Prompts Emergency Landing; Aircraft Damaged by Fire (CP-2212)

El Triunfo, BoliviaLanding (descent or approach)

On November 3, 1993, a Convair CV-440 Metropolitan (registration CP-2212) operated by CAMBA Transportes Aéreos - Comercializadora Aérea Mixta Boliviana was involved in an aviation accident near El Triunfo, Bolivia during landing or approach. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Fire of the left engine after takeoff for unknown reasons. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 3 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Primary reportUpdated 2026-06-11Data APIEditorial standards

An aircraft experienced a left engine fire shortly after takeoff, made an emergency landing, and was partially destroyed by fire. The three crew members escaped uninjured.

Incident Details

Approximately six minutes after departure from Santa Rosa de Yacuma Airport, the flight engineer alerted the captain that the left engine was on fire. The crew responded by shutting down the affected engine and feathering its propeller.

Emergency Landing

The captain decided to conduct an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield in El Triunfo, located roughly 24 km north of Santa Rosa de Yacuma Airport. After touchdown, the aircraft rolled about 100 meters before the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane then veered left, traveling a few dozen meters before coming to a stop and catching fire.

Aftermath

All three crew members evacuated without injury. The fire partially destroyed the left side of the aircraft.

Probable cause

Fire of the left engine after takeoff for unknown reasons.
In-flight fire & smoke

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