Accident Cessna 140 CS-ACU,
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Date:Sunday 27 November 1949
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic C140 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 140
Owner/operator:Aero-Clube da Covilhã
Registration: CS-ACU
MSN: 12754
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Folgosinho -   Portugal
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Aveiro
Destination airport:Covilhã
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into mountain in bad weather (CFIT) in Serra da Estrela, 30 km from Covilhã. Two industrials killed.

Sources:

- Air-Britain
Correio da Manhã 29 November 1949, p7
Diário de Lisboa 28 November 1949, p1/27 November 1950, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jun-2013 09:54 Uli Elch Added
20-Jun-2013 10:18 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative]
12-Nov-2014 15:38 aviteco Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
31-Jan-2015 19:22 TB Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative]
21-Jan-2017 17:58 TB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
08-Sep-2018 16:28 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
13-Sep-2018 17:29 TB Updated [Source]

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