Incident Cessna A188B CS-AQU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172947
 
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Date:Tuesday 5 May 1998
Time:17:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C188 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna A188B
Owner/operator:Aeropiloto
Registration: CS-AQU
MSN: 18803313T
Year of manufacture:1978
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Alcacer do Sal area -   Portugal
Phase: Take off
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:Cascais aerodrome (LPCS)
Destination airport:Cascais aerodrome (LPCS)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On the afternoon of May 5, 1998, the agricultural aircraft, CS- AQU, operated by Aeropiloto aerial work company, was carrying out a rice sowing in Alcacer do Sal area using agricultural track Barrosinha, near the town of Alcáçovas. About 17:30 hours local time , during one take-off, with the " hopper" airplane loaded with rice seed, after the end of the takeoff, the plane began to lose altitude and to sink, eventually falling to fly within a rice cultivation tank, pinning up immediately and turning over the nose . The accident resulted in an severe damage agricultural aircraft.
The pilot was unhurt in the accident.

Sources:

file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Asus/My%20Documents/Downloads/i005885%20(1).pdf (Final accident report)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2015 12:50 jfigueiredo Added
13-Jan-2015 12:50 harro Updated [Aircraft type]

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