Asunción – Resistencia – Joaquín Víctor González – Salta

On August 28, 2006 at 10:00 PM, Asunción – Resistencia – Joaquín Víctor González – Salta experienced a crash involving GAF Nomad N.22, operated by Paraguay Air Services, with the event recorded near Salta Salta.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The twin engine aircraft departed Asunción on a charter flight to Salta with intermediate stops in Resistencia and Joaquín Víctor González, carrying 10 passengers and two pilots. On approach to Salta-Martín Miguel de Güemes Airport, both engines failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing but the aircraft struck trees and crashed in an open field located 3 km short of runway. All 12 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZP-TDZ, MSN 57, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -22.1991°, -64.8809°.