- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: June 16, 1955
Time: 0115
Location: Near Asuncion, Paraguay
Operator: Panair do Brasil
Flight #: ?
Route: Sao Paulo - Asuncion
AC Type: Lockheed 049-46-21 Constellation
Registration: PP-PDJ
cn / ln: 2032
Aboard: 24   (passengers:14  crew:10)
Fatalities: 16   (passengers:9  crew:7)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed on final approach. Pilot fatigue. The pilot did not follow the recommended procedure for instrument final approach and he descended below the height prescribed in the final approach chart.
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