ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C) F-BAXQ Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS)
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Date:Saturday 1 February 1947
Time:19:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C)
Operator:Air France
Registration: F-BAXQ
MSN: 25251/13806
First flight: 1944
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11
Total:Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 16
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:21 km (13.1 mls) W of Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS) (   Portugal)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD/LFBD), France
Destination airport:Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT), Portugal
Narrative:
Flew into the Serra de Sintra while approaching Lisbon in bad weather.
The airplane operated on a flight from Paris to Lisbon via Bordeaux.

Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 45)
» Douglas DC-3 Production List (Issue no. 28)


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photo of Douglas-C-47A-F-BAXQ
accident date: 01-02-1947
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: F-BAXQ
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport to Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport as the crow flies is 961 km (601 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3

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