# NTSB UNK63X0101: Douglas DC-7B, N51702, La Pa, St. Barthélemy, October 29, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1962
- Place: La Pa, St. Barthélemy · LA PA, Bolivia
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 42 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK63X0101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK63X0101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0071  62/10/29   LA PAZ,BOLIVIA      DOUGLAS DC-7B       CR-  0  0  6  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1508                    N51702              PX-  0  0 36                            44, 16350 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            7995 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL ALTO
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN-GRACE AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LA PAZ,BOLIVIA              JAMAICA,NY                   MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BOLIVIA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51702](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51702-1963-03-01), registration cancelled 1963-03-01, S/N 44702 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7B
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-7B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7b) (registry code 3021804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Alto

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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