I don't speak Portuguese but below are some machine translations. The crash site is to the East of Lisbon. I was in Lisbon last Wednesday and it was well after dark at 20:30, which seems to be the time of the accident.
I think from the articles that what has happened is that they tried to land on an isolated strip after dark. The power lines may have been relevant, although they look intact in the photo. I've tried in the past to trace the owner of this Ercoupe but had no luck with the Portuguese records. Mike Two died in fall of airplane in Portugal Bodies of the members of the crew of the aircraft already had been removed The device Alon A-2A Aircoupe, prefix CS-AIG, it fell when it was prepared to land next to a particular track, in Montemor-o-Novo. The bodies of the two members of the crew of the aircraft that in Saturday at night fell next to the locality of Ciborro, concelho of Montemor-o-Novo, in the District of Évora, had been recovered about 05:30 by the local firemen. The information is advanced for the Lusa that cites source of the GNR. The aircraft is isolated at this moment, a security perimeter and the place is to be controlled for the GNR. The same source of the GNR also advanced that the two occupants of the aircraft were both male. It was aparelhopreparava to fill with earth in a situated particular track next to a rice field, in an isolated zone, about 20:30 (local hour). As the commander of the Voluntary Firemen of Montemor-o-Nono, Luis Passion, said that six viaturas and 19 men of this corporation had been in the place, but the GNR forbade the access to the aircraft, for what the firemen had returned to the quarter. The Judiciary Policy also was called to the place. Source: Daily IOL - Photos: Nuno Fertile valley/Lusa Agency 07 March 2010 - 00h30 In Montemor-the-New Fall of aircraft kills two people The fall of an aircraft Saturday at night next to the place of Ciborro, municipality of Montemor-the-New, provoked two dead, said to the Lusa source of the district command of the GNR of Évora. In accordance with the GNR, the device it was prepared to land in a situated particular track next to a rice field, close to the 20:30. According to Command-General of the GNR, the bodies of the two pertaining to the crew ones go to remain in the place until a morning of this Sunday, waiting to the arrival of the Police Judiciária, Public prosecution service, e Cabinet of Prevention and Investigation of Accidents with Aircraft. Six viaturas and 19 elements of the Voluntary Firemen of Montemor-the-New had been dislocated for the place, but, given that the GNR forbade the perimeter of the accident, they had returned to the quarter. On 8/3/10 08:45, "William R. Bayne" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Mike, > > That airframe was Serial No. B-290, one of the last A-2As built. > > If you can establish contact with the authorities that will > investigate, I'd like to learn the month and year from the airframe > dataplate, as well as whether that plate is Alon or Mooney. If they > get the logs, the manufacture date (date of forst flight) would also be > of interest. > > The crash picture shows high wires, perhaps hit on landing approach. > > The second URL seems to refer to another crash at the same airport > (unless > this was a midair collision). The aircraft shown there is NOT an Alon. > > Can anyone translate? > > Regards, > > WRB > > -- > > > On Mar 7, 2010, at 12:16, Mike Willis wrote: > >> Hi Group, >> >> Unfortunately there has been a fatal crash killing both occupants in >> Portugal yesterday. From what I can gather Alon A-2A Aircoupe, CS-AIG >> was >> landing at Montemor-o-Novo. >> >> There are some details in Portuguese and some photos at >> http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2010/03/dois-mortos-em-queda- >> de-avia >> o-em.html and >> http://www.vox.com.pt/noticia-detalhe-media.asp?id=532542&t=Queda-de- >> aeronav >> e-mata-dois. >> >> Mike >> >> [email protected] >> www.ercoupe.co.uk >> >> Alon A2 Aircoupe >> A-188 >> G-HARY >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [email protected] www.ercoupe.co.uk Alon A2 Aircoupe A-188 G-HARY --
