Asunción – Pedro Juan Caballero

On June 4, 1965 at 12:00 AM, Asunción – Pedro Juan Caballero experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by TAM Paraguay - Transporte Aéreo Militar, with the event recorded near Pedro Juan Caballero Amambay.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

31 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 30 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 3.2%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While descending to Pedro Juan Caballero Airport, the crew encountered technical problems and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field and a crew member was killed while several passengers were injured. The aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration T-49, MSN 15455/26900, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.5473°, -55.7542°.