Date:	Thursday 8 May 1969
Time:
Type:	Convair CV-240-6
Owner/operator:	Lineas Aéreas Paraguayas - LAP
Registration:	ZP-CDN
MSN:	50
Year of manufacture:	1948
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:	2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Other
Location:	Asuncion-Presidente Stroessner Airport (ASU) -   Paraguay
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	-
Departure airport:	-
Destination airport:	-

Narrative:
A Pilatus PC-6 Porter aircraft, N356F, departed Asuncion on a demonstration flight with one pilot on board and three passenger, among whom two high ranking military officials. During the takeoff run, the PC-6 banked to the left and ran into a parked Convair airliner (ZP-CDN) at high speed. A fire ensued on the right hand side of the Convair. Two of the four on board the PC-6 were fatally injured.

E-mail from Arq. Anibal Ferreira Menchaca (1-6-2006, 20-6-2006)

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