Accident
Last updated: 27 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 27 AGO 1948 |
| Tipo: | Avro 691 Lancastrian 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) |
| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Tengah RAF Station (TGA/WSAT), Singapur |
| Colombo (unknown airport), Sri Lanka |
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
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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.
