112ft Schooner "Ernestina" (built 1894 as "Effie M. Morrissey"; 1948 sold to Cape Verde; 1982 donated by the government of Cape Verde to the USA as a symbol of cooperation between the two governments.)
De Havilland DHC-6-300 (Callsign D4-CAX; built 1977) of Cabo Verde Airlines on Ilha do Sal (Amilcar Cabral) International Airport
Crashed on San Francisco Mendes International Airport (Praia)
on 28.09.1998. On Board: 3 crew, 19 passengers (among them also Prime
Minister Carlos Veiga).
One passenger died (bodyguard of Veiga). The aircraft was a total loss.