ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65880
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 24-JAN-1998 |
| Time: | 20:30 GMT |
| Type: | Air Tractor AT-501W |
| Operator: | Earl J Kokendoffer |
| Registration: | N1006T |
| C/n / msn: | 501-0030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Island of Sao Jorge, in the Azores Islands -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Delivery |
| Departure airport: | St. John´s airport - CYYT |
| Santa Maria airport - LPAZ |
Delivery flight from St. John's, Canada to Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal. The agricultural airplane was destroyed in the post-crash fire while attempting to an emergency landing on the northern coast of the island of Sao Jorge, in the Azores Islands, North Atlantic Ocean. Weather described as rain and fog.
Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20001211X09456&ntsbno=IAD98WA029&akey=1
www.gpiaa.gov.pt/tempfiles/20060718151231moptc.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2009 10:34 | Jose Figueiredo | Added |
| 08-Sep-2012 10:39 | JFigueiredo | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 08-Sep-2012 10:39 | harro | Updated [Registration] |
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