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Accident Ī view of the Pico da Esperança on the island of São Jorge where the fatal accident occurredĭuring the course, the crew decided to alter their flight plan, opting for a route that included approach descent over the channel between the islands of Pico and São Jorge, to intercept the 250 degree VOR/VFL Horta radial. Wind strength for the itinerary ranged from 30 to 45 knots. in the islands of the Azores indicated a superficial cold front, with heavy clouds, moderate southwesterly winds changing to strong northerly winds, but generally weak in the central and western groups of the Azores. The meteorological information (submitted by the Meteorology Institute ( Portuguese: Instituto Meteorlogia)) forecast between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. The flight crew consisted of captain Arnaldo Mesquita (55) and first officer António Magalhães (46). from Ponta Delgada, with a planned flight level of 12,000 feet (3,700 m) feet and cruising speed of 260 knots, with an estimated 51 minutes flight time. On 11 December 1999, the British Aerospace ATP (CS-TGM) with 35 people aboard, began flight SP530M from Ponta Delgada (on the island of São Miguel) to Horta (on the island of Faial, as part of the first leg of the wider Ponta Delgada to Flores flight. It is also the deadliest aviation accident involving the British Aerospace ATP. At 10:20 a.m., the British Aerospace BAe ATP, named Graciosa, while enroute to Horta, collided with Pico da Esperança, on the central mountains of the island of São Jorge, resulting in the deaths of all 35 people on board. SATA Air Açores Flight 530M was a Portuguese regional commuter flight operated by SATA Air Açores, that connected Ponta Delgada-João Paulo II Airport and Flores Airport, with an intermediary stop at Horta, on 11 December 1999.
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Pico da Esperança, São Jorge Island, Azores CS-TGM, the aircraft involved in the accident in 1998Ĭontrolled flight into terrain (CFIT) due to pilot error