Incident Vought A-7P Corsair II 5543,
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Date:Monday 26 May 1986
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic A7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought A-7P Corsair II
Owner/operator:Força Aérea Portuguesa
Registration: 5543
MSN: A-194/P-043
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pocariça -   Portugal
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:BA5 Monte Real (LPMR)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided with 5535 during radar approaches. Cap Pilot Fernando Marques Ferreira ejected to safety. Other pilot and one person on ground were killed.

Sources:

Flight International 16 May 1987, p39

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 03:39 harro Updated
11-Jun-2013 15:31 TB Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Aug-2014 10:46 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
22-Nov-2014 19:48 TB Updated [Location]
22-Nov-2014 20:05 TB Updated [Location]
12-Dec-2016 08:57 Anon. Updated [Narrative]

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