Ciudad del Este – Asunción

On September 26, 2019 at 06:30 PM, Ciudad del Este – Asunción experienced a crash involving Cessna 402, operated by Aerotax, with the event recorded near Coronel Oviedo Caaguazú.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Ciudad del Este to Asunción, the pilot encountered technical problems and reduced his altitude to attempt an emergency landing. The twin engine airplane belly landed in a prairie and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All four occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZP-BAE, MSN 402B-0310, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -25.4450°, -56.4411°.