- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 07, 1999 |
Time: | 1200 |
Location: | Santo Antao, Cape Verde Islands |
Operator: | TACV-Cabo Verde Airlines |
Flight #: | 5002 |
Route: | Sao Vicente - Santo Antao |
AC Type: | Dornier 228-201 |
Registration: | D4-CBC |
cn / ln: | 8091 |
Aboard: | 18 (passengers:16 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 18 (passengers:16 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft, which was chartered from the Cape Verde Coast Guard, crashed into a cliff near Ponta do Sol airfield in the Cape Verde Islands in fog and rain. The plane was returning to the island of Sao Vicente where it originally departed due to poor weather conditions over the destination city. The pilot possibly lost visibility due to the fog and rain and crashed into a cliff in Santo Antao. |
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