On October 31, 1998, about 1030 Atlantic standard time, an Aerospatiale SA 316B Alouette 3, Bolivian registration CP2345, registered to a Bolivian corporation, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 business flight, crashed while enroute to a hunting lodge located about 65 miles east of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight plan was filed. The helicopter was destroyed, and the U.S. commercial-rated pilot and 5 passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Santa Cruz, about 20 minutes before the accident.

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