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| Date: | Sunday 24 May 2009 |
| Time: | 18:56 |
| Type: |  Zlín 142 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | CS-DIR |
| MSN: | 223 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Funchal Airport, Ilha Da Madeira -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Madeira-Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC/LPFU) |
| Madeira-Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC/LPFU) | |
| Investigating agency: | GPIAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The accident happened during an acrobatic manoeuvre (inverted flight) performed along the runway. After that, the airplane stalled and crashed. The passenger died two days after the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.portugalspotters.org homepage
Press:
https://tvi.iol.pt/noticias/sociedade/avioneta/funchal-acidente-com-aeronave-faz-dois-feridos-graves
https://expresso.pt/actualidade/aviao-fazia-acrobacias-na-madeira-quando-caiu=f517209
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Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2009 21:01 | CV990 | Added |
| 25-May-2009 01:14 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 25-May-2009 02:06 | number78 | Updated |
| 26-May-2009 10:40 | blind | Updated |
| 28-May-2009 11:50 | Anon. | Updated |
| 28-May-2009 11:52 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Dec-2010 10:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 11-Jul-2023 09:38 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 21-Jun-2025 09:24 | nunocaldeira | Updated [Source, Embed code, Category, ] |
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