Bolivian Air Force Plane Crashes Into Residential House: At Least One Killed

The victim, as well as two others who were injured, lived in the house. The aircraft's pilot managed to eject from the jet before the crash, but his or her fate remains unknown.

A Bolivian Air Force Hongdu JL-8 (K-8VB variant) fighter jet has crashed into a residential building in the Sacaba municipality of Chapare province, Bolivia. The crashed jet was a training aircraft. It is unclear at the moment, what caused the accident. 

Avión militar se estrella contra una casa en Bolivia dejando al menos un muerto https://t.co/CFE7l4ddua

Un avión de la Fuerza Aérea Boliviana se ha estrellado este miércoles contra una casa en el municipio de Sacaba, Cochabamba, dejando al men... pic.twitter.com/k2kLXMTcRY

— Roberto Cavada (@rcavada) March 24, 2021

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Una avioneta de la FAB cayó en un domicilio particular en Sacaba, Cochabamba, que dejó el saldo de un muerto según datos preliminares.
Fotos: David Flores / @APGNoticiasBo pic.twitter.com/uLVQt8llpY

— Periódico Bolivia (@Bolivia_bol) March 24, 2021

According to local media reports, one person was killed and two more injured in the accident that took place near the Lava Lava canton. All three of them were reportedly residents of the house. The two-seat jet's pilots reportedly managed to eject from the aircraft and landed safely.

#Ultimo Circula por RRSS imágenes que muestran cómo los vecinos del domicilio afectado por la caída de una aeronave de la FAB en Sacaba, #Cochabamba, tratan de extinguir el fuego que generó este hecho. (Video: RRSS) pic.twitter.com/CkxynwALqv

— Agencia Fides (ANF) (@noticiasfides) March 24, 2021

Falleció una persona en #Sacaba por la caída de un avión de la FAB.

Los testigos del hecho relataron que una persona murió por las quemaduras del incendio, mientras que su hermano sufrió graves quemaduras en el cuerpo y fue trasladado a un centro médico en #Cochabamba. pic.twitter.com/4MVBfI4YiX

— Go Communication Bolivia (@GoComBolivia) March 24, 2021

Police have cordoned off the area of the crash, and firefighters are working on extinguishing the flames, which had started in the house as a result of the incident. A member of the emergency response team told local Página Siete Digital news outlet that the jet did not explode.

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Último: Cae avioneta en Sacaba. Existe un fallecido .
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𝐕𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚́𝐬: https://t.co/6UlZqQW4MQ
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— Pat Noticias (@patnoticias) March 24, 2021

Hongdu JL-8 is a two-seat Chinese light attack jet developed jointly with Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and often used to train pilots. Bolivia bought six units of the K-8VB variant of the jet.