Accident de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth CS-AAF,
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Date:Sunday 2 June 1957
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:Aero Club de Portugal (AeCP)
Registration: CS-AAF
MSN: P38
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Praia do Magoito, Sintra, Lisbon -   Portugal
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Base Aérea Nº 1, Sintra, Portugal (LPST)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth MSN P.38; Built by OGMA (Oficinas Gerais de Material Aeronautico) in Portugal. First registered as CS-AAF (C of R 133/137) 1948 to Aero Clube de Portugal, Lisbon. Badly damaged in accident Fonta Bella 7.10.49. Repaired and returned to service.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2.6.57 when crashed near Praia do Magoito, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal. Caught fire and crashed. Pilot (aged 23) killed. Passenger (aged 27) bailed out but seriously injured.

Registration CF-AAF cancelled 16.10.57 as "Withdrawn From Use". Remains stored, for possible rebuild, but destroyed in hangar fire 4.2.59.


Sources:

1. ABC (Madrid) 4 June 1957, p42
2. Diario de Lisboa 2 June 1957, p9
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pPor.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac5/ROW%20Europe/CS-AAF.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Apr-2016 18:37 TB Added
17-Jan-2017 18:30 TB Updated [Registration, Operator, Source]
24-Jan-2017 15:26 TB Updated [Operator]
13-Jul-2017 18:15 TB Updated [Date, Time, Source, Narrative]
29-Oct-2019 20:46 José Vilhena Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase]
29-Oct-2019 20:46 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
11-Nov-2021 18:55 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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