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| Date: | Saturday 3 October 2009 |
| Time: | 15:45 UTC |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1-200 Chipmunk |
| Owner/operator: | Association Chipmunk |
| Registration: | HB-TUM |
| MSN: | OGMA-62 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi S of Covilhã (COV) -
 Portugal
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Covilhã Airport (COV) |
| Covilhã Airport (COV) | |
| Investigating agency: | GPIAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
At low altitude, the aircraft initiated a left turn at the end of the runway. It suffered a stall and collided with trees. The pilot and passengers were slightly injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/aviao-caiu-durante-festival-aereo-em.html
http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/sociedade/avioneta-aeronave-covilha-queda-tvi24/1093392-4071.html
http://expresso.sapo.pt/aviao-despenha-se-durante-festival=f539415
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/HB-TUM.pdf
Images:
(c) Harro Ranter Shaffen-Diest (EBDT) 16 August 2009
(c) Harro Ranter Shaffen-Diest (EBDT) 16 August 2009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2009 22:57 | jorgetadeu7 | Added |
| 03-Oct-2009 23:09 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2009 09:15 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2009 09:17 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2009 09:17 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2009 09:18 | harro | Updated |
| 08-Oct-2009 11:17 | harro | Updated |
| 28-Oct-2009 07:59 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 22-Dec-2010 04:34 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Nov-2014 18:21 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 30-Nov-2014 18:24 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 30-Nov-2014 18:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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