ZP-CBF

The twin engine aircraft left Asunción Airport at 1750LT with two officers and two pilots on board. About thirty minutes into the flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in an uninhabited area located near Quyquyhó. The pilot was killed and his body was found in the wreckage. However, no trace of the three other occupants was found. It is believed that they may have abandon the aircraft and bail out, but as their bodies were never found, they were considered as deceased.

Flight / Schedule

ZP-CBF

Registration

ZP-CBF

MSN

4114

Year of Manufacture

1942

Date

June 19, 1947 at 06:20 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Government

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Quyquyhó Paraguarí

Region

South America • Paraguay

Coordinates

-26.2317°, -56.9889°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On June 19, 1947 at 06:20 PM, ZP-CBF experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator, operated by Lineas Aéreas de Transporte Nacional - LATN, with the event recorded near Quyquyhó Paraguarí.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. The twin engine aircraft left Asunción Airport at 1750LT with two officers and two pilots on board. About thirty minutes into the flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in an uninhabited area located near Quyquyhó. The pilot was killed and his body was found in the wreckage. However, no trace of the three other occupants was found. It is believed that they may have abandon the aircraft and bail out, but as their bodies were never found, they were considered as deceased.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZP-CBF, MSN 4114, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -26.2317°, -56.9889°.

Fatalities

Total

4

Crew

2

Passengers

2

Other

0

Crash Summary

The twin engine aircraft left Asunción Airport at 1750LT with two officers and two pilots on board. About thirty minutes into the flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in an uninhabited area located near Quyquyhó. The pilot was killed and his body was found in the wreckage. However, no trace of the three other occupants was found. It is believed that they may have abandon the aircraft and bail out, but as their bodies were never found, they were considered as deceased.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

2

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Flight Type

Government

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

South America • Paraguay

Aircraft Details

Registration

ZP-CBF

MSN

4114

Year of Manufacture

1942