Potez 25 crash, Sep 7, 1940 (3 killed), Altos Cordillera
Potez 25 accident on September 7, 1940 near Altos Cordillera, Paraguay with 3 fatalities. Cause: Examination of the wreckage found that the propeller...
- Date: September 7, 1940
- Aircraft: Potez 25
- Location: Altos Cordillera, Paraguay
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Examination of the wreckage found that the propeller shaft had snapped.
Paraguayan President Jose Felix Estigarribia and his wife were killed on 7 September 1940 when their Potez 25 crashed near Altos while flying from Asuncion to San Bernardino. The pilot was also killed.