Date & Time:
Oct 24, 2008 at 1040 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 402
Operator:
Registration:
ZP-TVA
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
No
Country:
Paraguay
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
One minute after take off, while climbing to 1,000 meters, the aircraft lost height and crashed in an eucalyptus plantation located 6,5 km northeast of the airport. All 5 occupants were killed. It seems that the turbo of one engine failed during climb.
One minute after take off, while climbing to 1,000 meters, the aircraft lost height and crashed in an eucalyptus plantation located 6,5 km northeast of the airport. All 5 occupants were killed. It seems that the turbo of one engine failed during climb.
