Accident Details
On October 24, 2008, at approximately 1041 Atlantic daylight time, a Cessna 402C, registration ZP-TVA, owned and operated by AsisMed, impacted terrain near Asuncion, Paraguay. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot and four passengers were killed.
The flight originated from Asuncion Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asuncion, Paraguay, about 1039.
Pre-Flight Communication
Information obtained from the Government of Paraguay indicated that prior to takeoff, the pilot communicated with the airport controller, advising that the flight was going to be a maintenance test flight.
Accident Sequence
About 2 minutes after takeoff, and 4 miles northwest of the departure end of the runway, the airplane crashed into a field of eucalyptus. A witness stated that the airplane impacted the ground nose first and then burst into flames.
Investigation
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Paraguay. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from the Direccion Nacional de Aeronautica Civil, Centro de Investigacion y Prevencion de Accidentes Aeronauticos (CIPAA), Asuncion, Paraguay.
This report is for information purposes only and contains only information obtained for or released by the Government of Paraguay.