TACV Flight 5002 explained

TACV Flight 5002/Cape Verde Coast Guard
Date:7 August 1999
Type:Controlled flight into terrain aggravated by inclement weather
Occurrence Type:Accident
Site:Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde
Fatalities:18
Injuries:0
Aircraft Type:Dornier 228
Operator:TACV
Tail Number:D4-CBC
Origin:Cesária Évora Airport
Destination:Agostinho Neto Airport
Passengers:16
Crew:2
Survivors:0

TACV Flight 5002 was a flight operated by TACV that crashed on 7 August 1999. Due to technical difficulties, the aircraft normally serving the route from São Pedro Airport on the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde to Agostinho Neto Airport on the island of Santo Antão, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, was replaced with a Cape Verde Coast Guard Dornier 228 (registration D4-CBC).

The aircraft took off from São Pedro at 11:42 for the short flight to Agostinho Neto. Thirteen minutes after takeoff, rain and fog covered Santo Antão and placed the arrival airport below VFR minimums. The pilots made the decision to return to São Vicente at 11:56. The aircraft overflew the island of Santo Antão at 12:02, but crashed into the wooded mountainside at an altitude of 1370m (4,500feet). The aircraft burst into flames, killing all 18 passengers and crew on board.

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