Asunción - Asunción

On May 8, 1969 at 11:00 AM, Asunción - Asunción experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Fairchild Aircraft Corporation, with the event recorded near Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi Central.

The flight was categorized as demonstration and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

While taking part to a military airshow, the aircraft was engaged in a demonstration flight at Asunción-Presidente Stroessner Airport. Shortly after liftoff, the single engine airplane deviated from the climb path then stalled and crashed in flames on the apron before colliding with a parked Lineas Aéreas Paraguayas Convair CV-240 registered ZP-CDN. The Porter was totally destroyed and two of its occupants, among them the pilot, were killed. The CV-240 was partially destroyed and later considered as damaged beyond repair. Crew: Ernesto Vicnoli, pilot. † Passengers: Gen Andrés Rodríguez y Adrián Jara, Doctor Luis Migone, † Lt Juan Félix León.

Aircraft reference details include registration N356F, MSN 2014, year of manufacture 1967.