Helikopterulykke - Paraguay

NTSB Sending Investigators to Assist with Helicopter Accident in Paraguay


WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators to assist in the investigation of a Robinson R44 II helicopter that crashed about 80 miles north of Asuncion, Paraguay. Initial reports indicate that the pilot and two passengers were fatally injured.

The investigation is being led by the Paraguay Civil Aviation Authority (CIPAA). The NTSB has designated senior investigator Paul Cox as the U. S. accredited representative to the CIPAA's investigation and he will be accompanied by representatives from NTSB, the FAA, Robinson Helicopters, and Lycoming Engines.

The U.S. team is expected to arrive Wednesday morning. Further information regarding the investigation will be released by the CIPAA.

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Candidate for President of Paraguay Dies in Crash

RIO DE JANEIRO - Lino Oviedo, a candidate in Paraguay's presidential election and one of the country's most polarizing political figures, was killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday night while returning from a rally in northern Paraguay, government officials said Sunday.