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Schweizer 269C-1 crash near Ponte de Sor, Portugal

fatal2014-12-042 fatalities
Summary

A Schweizer 300CB of the EAA flying school was destroyed when it crashed near Ponte de Sor aerodrome during a training flight. The instructor and student were both killed. Photographs of the wreckage indicated a high rate of descent.

Incident details
Date
2014-12-04
Location
Ponte de Sor, Portugal
Registration
CS-HFD
Operator
EAA Aviation School Aerocondor
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Occupants
2
Probable cause
Unknown
Source
GPIAA ↗
39.2500, -8.0100
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceGPIAA
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