Death Of A Team: The Crash Of LaMia Flight 2933
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In November 2016, sport and aviation were plunged into mourning by the crash of flight LaMia flight 2933. The disaster, which had just six survivors, involved a flight carrying Brazilian football team Associação Chapecoense de Futebol and its entourage. Let’s take a look at how the disaster panned out, and its impacts in both sporting and aviation-based domains.
71 occupants lost their lives when the Avro RJ85 crashed near Medellín, Colombia in November 2016. Photo: Eric Johnston via Flickr
The flight in question
The purpose of LaMia flight LMI2933 had been to transport the Chapecoense squad from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, to Medellín, Colombia. The team had asked to charter the services of LaMia (
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