16 killed in plane crash
NZPA-Reuter Santa Cruz, Boliva
Fourteen of 16 people aboard a plane belonging to Bolivia’s State-owned oil firm were killed when the aircraft crashed near Santa Cruz, the company said yesterday. Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos said two of the passengers
“miraculously survived” the crash of the Twin Otter plane DHC-6, whose wreckage was found 25km from the city. It gave no further details or conditions of the survivors.
The plane, bound for Santa Cruz from the southern oil town of Camiri, crashed amid air turbulence and a drizzle, the firm said.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19870522.2.75
Bibliographic details
Press, 22 May 1987, Page 8
Word Count
9516 killed in plane crash Press, 22 May 1987, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in