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Crash of a Curtiss C-46 in Paraguay: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Miami - Asunción
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew started the descent to Asunción when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain. The wreckage was found eight days later in an isolated area. While the copilot survived, the captain died from his injuries.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Paraguay: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1964
Operator:
Registration:
T-25
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2183
YOM:
1940
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Paraguay, killing all four crew members, among them Lt Col José Maria Argaña.