Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
Status:
Date:31 JAN 1951
Type:Douglas C-54D-1-DC
Operator:Força Aérea Portuguesa
Registration: 6603
C/n / msn: 10582
First flight: 1945
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER) (Portugal)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT), Portugal
Destination airport:Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal
Narrative:
Crashed in the sea during the approach to Lajes Air Force Base (Azores).

Sources:
» José Vilhena

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Distance from Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport to Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores as the crow flies is 1544 km (965 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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