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| Date: | Saturday 17 June 1989 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 9332 |
| MSN: | 1631 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Buarcos, Figueira da Foz -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed on beach during filming. Two military crew and three members of TV team died.
Sources:
http://pilnavtuna.blogspot.com/2010/04/in-memoriam-em-memoria-de-todos-os.html
Flight International 16-22 May 1990, p37
Diario de Lisboa 19 June 1989, p4
https://acidentesaviacaomilitar.blogspot.com/search/label/Alouette%20III
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2012 09:27 | TB | Added |
| 18-Mar-2013 16:02 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2017 19:08 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2017 17:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 03-Sep-2018 12:35 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 01-Sep-2022 10:04 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
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