Estado: | |
Fecha: | viernes 27 agosto 1948 |
Hora: | 08:30 |
Tipo: | Avro 691 Lancastrian C.1 |
Operador: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
Registración: | G-AGMB |
Numéro de série: | 1182 |
Año de Construcción: | |
Motores: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 6 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 12 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 18 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | Tengah RAF Station (TGA) ( Singapur)
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Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Tengah RAF Station (TGA/WSAT), Singapur |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC), Sri Lanka |
Descripción:One hour into the flight to Colombo, the low oil pressure on one of the engines forced the pilot to return to Singapore. The aircraft overran the runway onto rough ground on landing.
Fuentes:
» The Age - Aug 28, 1948
Fotos
accident date:
27-08-1948type: Avro 691 Lancastrian 1
registration: G-AGMB
accident date:
27-08-1948type: Avro 691 Lancastrian 1
registration: G-AGMB
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Tengah RAF Station to Colombo-Ratmalana Airport as the crow flies is 2696 km (1685 miles).
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.