Date:	Wednesday 24 July 1991
Time:	22:16
Type:	Piper PA-34-220T Seneca
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	CS-ARM
MSN:	34-8133112
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Funchal Airport (FNC/LPFU) -   Portugal
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Santa Maria-Vila do Porto Airport, Azores (SMA/LPAZ)
Destination airport:	Funchal Airport (FNC/LPFU)
Investigating agency:	DGAC Portugal
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Crashed at sea during the base turn to runway 06 of Funchal airport. The airplane disappeared at sea. The commander pilot's body was recovered and the second pilot's body was not found.

DGAC Final accident report
local press: https://www.dnoticias.pt/2021/7/26/270646-ha-30-anos-dois-acidentes-de-aviacao-em-menos-de-20-horas-matavam-8-pessoas-na-madeira/
@01:47 this crash is mentioned https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/queda-de-aviao-na-madeira-2/

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
18-Jan-2012 12:09	harro	Added
17-Jan-2015 09:09	jfigueiredo	Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
11-Jul-2023 09:37	Ron Averes	Updated
13-Jun-2025 14:15	TB	Updated [Time, Location, ]
19-Jun-2025 16:55	nunocaldeira	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
19-Jun-2025 16:55	ASN	Updated [Location, ]