Monday, September 15, 2014

Reims Cessna F152, CS-AYH: Accident occurred September 12, 2014 in Sagres, Portugal

NTSB Identification: CEN14WA510 
 14 CFR Unknown
Accident occurred Friday, September 12, 2014 in Sagres, Portugal
Aircraft: CESSNA REIMS F152, registration:
Injuries: 1 Fatal.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. The foreign authority was the source of this information.

On September 12, 2014, about 1000 coordinated universal time, a Cessna Reims, F152 single-engine airplane, serial number 1612, registry CS-AYH, was destroyed after ditching along the seashore of Sagres, Portugal. The pilot was fatally injured. At the time of the accident the airplane was on a local flight from Portimão Airport (LPPM), Portimão, Portugal.

The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Portugal. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of Portugal. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:

GPIAA - Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves
Praça Duque de Saldanha, n.º 31- 4º
1050-094 LISBOA

www.gpiaa.gov.pt


The Portuguese Navy has begun the procedures to recover the wreckage of the Reims Cessna F152  aircraft that crashed into the sea last Friday, two miles south of Sagres.

Divers have attached inflatable balloons which will be used to lift the fuselage and the one attached wing from the ocean floor.

The pilot is still missing and a search by the Marine Police diving team so far has revealed no trace of his remains in the area surrounding the crashed Reims Cessna F152.

The sunken wreckage "will be floated and towed to the port of Baleeira (pictured), then lifted onto the dock and taken to the air accident investigators based at the airfield in Viseu.

"This is the body that investigates such accidents and it will try to find out what happened," said Carvalho Pinto, the Lagos port commander.

In a twist to this story, the search for the pilot has been extended to the countryside along the cliffs in an area where it was judged that the Reims Cessna F152 flew over before heading out to sea and crashing.

There is a Navy corvette moored above the crash site and a Maritime Police vessel but if the lifting of the wreckage can not be completed today an early start is planned for Tuesday morning.

The Reims Cessna F152 belonged to the Aero Club of Portimão and was used for flight instruction and pleasure flights.

The pilot, missing presumed dead, was José Inacio dos Santos, 74, from Portimão who has emigrated from Canada to Portugal and who was flying the
Reims Cessna F152 for pleasure.

The aircraft ended up crashing less than an hour after take off from Portimão last Friday 12 September and a warning was given by the skipper of the fishing boat Adriano José, at about 11.00am.

Despite not having seen the plane actually crash due to the heavy fog, the fishermen were able to point rescue teams to the debris and documents floating in the sea.

The wreckage was found on the ocean floor Sunday morning, but with no sign of the pilot.

- Source:  http://algarvedailynews.com

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