ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54D-1-DC (DC-4) 282 Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER)

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Status:
Date:	Wednesday 31 January 1951
Time:	23:03
Type:	Douglas C-54D-1-DC (DC-4)
Operator:	Aeronáutica Militar
Registration:	282
MSN:	10597
First flight:	1945
Crew:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:	Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Total:	Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	near Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER) ( Portugal)
Phase:	Approach (APR)
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT), Portugal
Destination airport:	Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal

Narrative:
Crashed in the sea during the approach to Lajes Air Force Base (Azores).
Two pilots, nine mechanics and three military personnel were killed.

Sources:

» El Tiempo 2 February 1951, p8
» José Vilhena

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Distance from Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport to Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores as the crow flies is 1544 km (965 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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