Status: | |
Date: | Friday 14 February 1930 |
Type: | de Havilland DH.66 Hercules |
Operator: | Imperial Airways |
Registration: | G-EBNA |
MSN: | 240 |
First flight: | 1927 |
Engines: | 3 Bristol Jupiter VI |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Gaza ( Israel)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:During a night landing, the pilot misjudged the altitude and hit a ridge 100 yards before reaching the runway. The plane crashed, but the passengers and crew escaped unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
The Hercules, named City of Teheran was operating on a service from Great Britain to India.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.