1980 Camarate plane crash
The 1980 Camarate air crash occurred on 4 December 1980 when a small private aircraft carrying Portuguese Prime Minister Francisco de Sá Carneiro and Defense Minister Adelino Amaro da Costa crashed in Camarate, Lisbon, Portugal. Initial investigations concluded the incident was an accident, but later parliamentary investigations found evidence of a bomb beneath the cockpit. After the 15-year statute of limitations took effect, several people came forward claiming involvement.
Cessna 421, similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 December 1980 |
| Summary | Fuel exhaustion / Bombing (official conclusion, disputed) |
| Site | Camarate, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 421 |
| Registration | YV-314-P |
| Flight origin | Lisbon Portela Airport, Lisbon |
| Destination | Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, Porto |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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