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| Date: | Tuesday 5 August 1947 |
| Time: | 10:20 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft UC-45B Expeditor |
| Owner/operator: | Sociedade Açoriana de Transportes Aéreos (SATA) |
| Registration: | CS-TAA |
| MSN: | 6076 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Santa Maria, Azores -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ribeira Grande/Santana, San Miguel (09:58) |
| Santa Maria | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Açor" crashed in sea. Pilot (27), mechanic (23) and four passengers.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Diário de Lisboa 6 August 1947, p1
various
unknown (c/n, time)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2017 10:19 | TB | Added |
| 21-Jan-2017 15:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 28-May-2022 08:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Nov-2022 12:16 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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