Narrative:
The DC-3 overran the runway during landing and went down an embankment. A fire erupted.
accident date: 22-11-1959
type: Douglas C-53 (DC-3)
registration: 6152
accident date: 22-11-1959
type: Douglas C-53 (DC-3)
registration: 6152
accident date: 22-11-1959
type: Douglas C-53 (DC-3)
registration: 6152
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 22 November 1959 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-53D-DO (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 6152 |
| MSN: | 11668 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Sao Filipe Airport (SFL), Fogo Island ( Cape Verde)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sal-Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID/GVAC), Cape Verde |
| São Filipe Airport (SFL/GVSF), Cape Verde |
The DC-3 overran the runway during landing and went down an embankment. A fire erupted.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» José VilhenaPhotos
accident date: 22-11-1959
type: Douglas C-53 (DC-3)
registration: 6152
accident date: 22-11-1959
type: Douglas C-53 (DC-3)
registration: 6152
accident date: 22-11-1959
type: Douglas C-53 (DC-3)
registration: 6152
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 Sal-Amilcar Cabral International Airport to São Filipe Airport as the crow flies is 262 km (164 miles).
Distance from Sal-Amilcar Cabral International Airport to São Filipe Airport as the crow flies is 262 km (164 miles).
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