| Date: | Sunday 22 November 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-53D-DO (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 6152 |
| MSN: | 11668 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sao Filipe Airport (SFL), Fogo Island -
 Cape Verde
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sal-Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID/GVAC) |
| São Filipe Airport (SFL/GVSF) |
The DC-3 overran the runway during landing and went down an embankment. A fire erupted.
Sources:
José Vilhena
Images:
photo (c) Sebastião Sena Esteves; Fogo Island; 25 November 1959
photo (c) Sebastião Sena Esteves; November 1959
photo (c) Sebastião Sena Esteves; November 1959
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