Cessna 402 crash, Feb 9, 2021 (7 killed), Asunción-Silvio...
Cessna 402 accident on February 9, 2021 near Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi, Central, Paraguay with 7 fatalities. Cause: Not established, no official...
- Date: February 9, 2021
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi, Central, Paraguay
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not established, no official report found.
A Paraguayan Air Force Cessna 402B, reportedly on an aeromedical flight from Fuerte Olimpo, went down on final approach to Asunción Silvio Pettirossi Airport and came to rest on a parking area where it caught fire. Seven of the eight occupants died and one passenger survived with serious injuries. Tower recordings showed no irregularity before the crash, and no official cause was found.