Transall C-160 crash, Oct 22, 1995 (7 killed), Ponta Delgada
Transall C-160 accident on October 22, 1995 near Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, Portugal with 7 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure just after decision...
- Date: October 22, 1995
- Aircraft: Transall C-160
- Location: Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, Portugal
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure just after decision speed, too late to abort, with insufficient power to climb; this is a reported explanation, not a confirmed finding.
A German Air Force Transall C-160 departing Ponta Delgada in the Azores lost an engine around decision speed, could not abort the takeoff in time and struggled to climb. It struck power lines, stalled and crashed into the sea just offshore, and all seven crew members were killed.