ZP-CDN
Flight / Schedule
ZP-CDN
Aircraft
Convair CV-240Registration
ZP-CDN
MSN
50
Year of Manufacture
1948
Operator
Lineas Aéreas Paraguayas - LAPSADate
May 8, 1969 at 11:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi Central
Region
South America • Paraguay
Narrative Report
On May 8, 1969 at 11:00 AM, ZP-CDN experienced a crash involving Convair CV-240, operated by Lineas Aéreas Paraguayas - LAPSA, with the event recorded near Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi Central.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was parking at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
While parked at Asunción-Presidente Stroessner Airport, the airplane was partially destroyed after being collided by a Pilatus PC-6 that crashed on takeoff and burned. Two of the four occupants on board the PC-6 were killed. The CV-240 was empty at the time of the accident.
Aircraft reference details include registration ZP-CDN, MSN 50, year of manufacture 1948.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While parked at Asunción-Presidente Stroessner Airport, the airplane was partially destroyed after being collided by a Pilatus PC-6 that crashed on takeoff and burned. Two of the four occupants on board the PC-6 were killed. The CV-240 was empty at the time of the accident.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Operator
Lineas Aéreas Paraguayas - LAPSAFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
South America • Paraguay
Aircraft Details
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