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| Date: | Saturday 4 May 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | TAP Air Portugal |
| Registration: | CS-TFA |
| MSN: | LW-102 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Faro Airport (FAO/LPFR) -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Faro Airport (FAO/LFPR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While landing both main landing gear legs collapsed. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.
Accident investigation:
Sources:
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/81823
https://www.airliners.net/photo/TAP-Air-Portugal/Beech-E90-King-Air/374334
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1985 | CS-TFA | TAP Air Portugal | 0 | Faro Airport (FAO/LPFR) | |
min |
| Collision with approach or runway lights | ||||||
| 1 May 1998 | F-GABV | Société Soon | 2 | Mt.des Avaloirs, Mayenne |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2024 06:56 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 31-Aug-2024 06:58 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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