Narrative:
Crashed shortly after takeoff.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 20 March 1966 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Servicios Americanos |
| Registration: | N1245N |
| MSN: | 22473 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Asunción ( Paraguay)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi Airport (ASU/SGAS), Paraguay |
| Montevideo-Carrasco Airport (MVD/SUMU), Uruguay |
Crashed shortly after takeoff.
Sources:
» El Litoral, 22-3-1966Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi Airport to Montevideo-Carrasco Airport as the crow flies is 1073 km (671 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi Airport to Montevideo-Carrasco Airport as the crow flies is 1073 km (671 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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