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| Date: | Sunday 23 August 1998 |
| Time: | 14:20 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Clube do Porto |
| Registration: | CS-AUS |
| MSN: | 15280296 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valongo -
 Portugal
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Vilar da Luz aerodrome (LPVL) |
| Vilar da Luz aerodrome (LPVL) | |
| Investigating agency: | GPIAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the afternoon of August 23, 1998, the Cessna 152, registration CS -AUS , owned and operated by Aero Club of Porto, took off about 13:00 UTC from the Vilar de Luz aerodrome for a flight of recognition and surveillance forest fires to return the same aerodrome, with an approximate duration of 1:30 hours. On return to Vilar de Luz aerodrome, when flying over the area of Valongo, the engine stopped in flight. The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft decided to make an emergency landing in a field, achieved landing, but that resulted in a rollover. The pilot was unhurt in the accident, but the plane was severely damaged.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
GPIAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 2006 | CS-AUS | Sobrado, Valongo | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2015 18:31 | jfigueiredo | Added |
| 24-Jan-2017 17:02 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 11-Apr-2025 18:28 | ASN | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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