Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 28 SEP 1998 |
| Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | TACV - Cabo Verde Airlines |
| Registration: | D4-CAX |
| C/n / msn: | 550 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 19 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 22 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Praia-Francisco Mendes Airport (RAI) (Cape Verde)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sao Nicolau-Preguica Airport (SNE/GVSN), Cape Verde |
| Praia-Francisco Mendes Airport (RAI/GVFM), Cape Verde |
The Twin Otter, carrying Cape Verdes Prime Minister Carlos Veiga, approached Praia runway 22 when the wind suddenly shifted. The pilot executed a visual circuit to land on runway 04. Because of stormy weather, a tight left final turn was made. During this turn for finals, the aircraft struck the ground. The accident took the life of one of the bodyguards of Mr Veiga. Four occupants were injured.
Sources:
» Air Crash Rescue News
» Flight International 13-19.01.1999
» Tommy Maurer
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Sao Nicolau-Preguica Airport to Praia-Francisco Mendes Airport as the crow flies is 202 km (126 miles).
Distance from Sao Nicolau-Preguica Airport to Praia-Francisco Mendes Airport as the crow flies is 202 km (126 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.
