Incident report
Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III crash near Tancos, Portugal
fatal1971-04-305 fatalities
Summary
Two Portuguese Air Force Alouette IIIs collided at Tancos air base. All five on board this aircraft were killed, including a colonel, a major, a sergeant electrician, a student pilot and a lieutenant.
Incident details
Date
1971-04-30
Location
Tancos, Portugal
Registration
9382
Operator
Operator type
unknown
Fatalities
5
Injuries
0
Occupants
5
Probable cause
39.4750, -8.3600
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities5
Injuries0
SourceDiário de Lisboa
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