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SATA Air Açores Flight 530M crashes into Pico da Esperança on São Jorge Island in the Azores, killing 35.
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SATA Air Açores Flight 530M
Fatal aircraft crash in the Azores, 1999
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. At 10:20 a.m., the British Aerospace BAe ATP, named…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pico da Esperança
Highest mountain of São Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal
Pico da Esperança is the highest mountain of São Jorge Island, Azores. Its elevation is 1,053 m. It is situated in the Norte Grande parish, Velas municipality.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
São Jorge Island
Island of the Azores, Portugal
São Jorge is an island in the central group of the Azores archipelago and part of the autonomous region of Portugal. Separated from its nearest neighbours by the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) Pico-São Jorge Channel, the central group is often referred colloquially as part of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Azores
Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic
The Azores, officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores, is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal. It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon, about 1,500 km (930…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 11
Day of the year
December 11 is the 345th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 20 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)