Overview
- Officials confirmed that six people died when a Bolivian Air Force Cessna (FAB-409) crashed in the Cerro Sayari area during a civic-support flight.
- The victims were four military personnel and two civilian passengers who were aboard the aircraft that departed El Alto and was bound for Cochabamba.
- Authorities declared an INCERFA alert after losing contact with the plane and search teams located the wreckage, with the Ministry of Defense reporting the fatalities.
- The Junta Investigadora de Accidentes Aeronáuticos (JIAA) has been activated to investigate technical, weather, and human factors to establish the cause.
- The Defense Ministry noted the aircraft had recently flown humanitarian missions to move children with cancer because road blockades limited ground travel, and officials have held tributes and pledged support to the families.