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| Date: | Saturday 24 January 1998 |
| Time: | 21:28 |
| Type: | Air Tractor AT-501W |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1006T |
| MSN: | 501-0030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sao Jorge, Azores -
 Portugal
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | St. John´s airport - (CYYT) |
| Santa Maria airport - (LPAZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delivery flight from St. John's, Canada to Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal. The agricultural airplane was destroyed in the post-crash fire while attempting to an emergency landing on the northern coast of the island of Sao Jorge, in the Azores Islands, North Atlantic Ocean. Weather described as rain and fog.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20001211X09456&ntsbno=IAD98WA029&akey=1
www.gpiaa.gov.pt/tempfiles/20060718151231moptc.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 May 1992 | N1006T | Private | 0 | Mooreland, OK |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2009 10:34 | Jose Figueiredo | Added |
| 08-Sep-2012 10:39 | JFigueiredo | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 08-Sep-2012 10:39 | harro | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 11-Jan-2015 19:30 | jfigueiredo | Updated [Source, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 28-May-2022 09:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 30-Nov-2024 10:57 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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