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| Date: | Tuesday 8 June 1976 |
| Time: | c. 12:45 |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 9343 |
| MSN: | 1674 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Porto (Oporto) -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA S. Jacinto (Aveiro) |
| Porto ( Army Headquarters) |
Crashed and burnt after hit power cable at Praia do Salgueiro, Canidelo. Brig António Pires Veloso (49) and mechanic Corporal Rui Custódio (24) survived. Ministro de Ambiente de la Republica de Sao Tome y Principe, Nuno Savier Días, a Cmte and the pilot died.
Sources:
Diario de Lisboa 9 Juny 1976, 1+5
La Nación 10 June 1976, p24A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2012 09:49 | TB | Added |
| 06-Feb-2017 17:40 | TB | Updated [Country, ] |
| 04-Jun-2017 11:22 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2017 17:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 25-Jun-2020 15:14 | JAFNO | Updated [Total occupants, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jul-2024 18:40 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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