Asunción – Ayolas

On August 27, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Asunción – Ayolas experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by TAM Paraguay - Transporte Aéreo Militar, with the event recorded near Asunción Distrito Capital.

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

0 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi Airport, the crew reported an engine failure and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. The pilot-in-command completed a turn to reach the approach path when the airplane stalled and crashed onto houses located in the district of Lambaré, about 12 km southwest of the airport. All occupants were injured, one pilot was killed and there were no casualties on the ground.

Aircraft reference details include registration 2016, MSN 15703/27148, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -25.2779°, -57.5755°.