Authorities said the plane was on a training flight with an instructor and a trainee pilot aboard.

It appears that the aircraft was attempting an emergency landing due to some mechanical fault when it crashed, just 30 minutes after departing from El Trompillo airfield.

Both people aboard the plane were killed in the crash.

The accident is under investigation.

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The Bolivia-made Tiluchi FAB-542 was rehearsing a landing maneuver for the anniversary of the Bolivian air force when it went down.

Authorities confirmed that 2 people aboard the aircraft, a colonel and a lieutenant, were killed in the accident.

The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.

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