Narrative:
The BEA Douglas Dakota III departed Belfast at 11:58 for a one hour flight to Manchester.
At 12:49 the pilot contacted the duty controller at Ringway Airport and reported "Approaching from northwest at 3500 feet, descending to 1500 flying under IFR, ETA 1157 [UTC]". During the descent the aircraft flew into the side of a cloud-covered hill near Wimberry Stones at about 1400 feet, 15 miles short of the Manchester Ringway airport.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An error in navigation, incorrect approach procedure and failure to check the position of the aircraft accurately before the descent from a safe height."
accident date: 19-08-1949
type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
registration: G-AHCY
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 19 August 1949 |
| Time: | 13:02 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Operator: | British European Airways - BEA |
| Registration: | G-AHCY |
| MSN: | 12355 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 29 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 32 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 24 km (15 mls) NE of Manchester-Ringway Airport (MAN) ( United Kingdom)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Belfast-Nutts Corner Airport, United Kingdom |
| Manchester-Ringway Airport (MAN/EGCC), United Kingdom |
The BEA Douglas Dakota III departed Belfast at 11:58 for a one hour flight to Manchester.
At 12:49 the pilot contacted the duty controller at Ringway Airport and reported "Approaching from northwest at 3500 feet, descending to 1500 flying under IFR, ETA 1157 [UTC]". During the descent the aircraft flew into the side of a cloud-covered hill near Wimberry Stones at about 1400 feet, 15 miles short of the Manchester Ringway airport.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An error in navigation, incorrect approach procedure and failure to check the position of the aircraft accurately before the descent from a safe height."
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» peakdistrictaircrashes.co.ukPhotos
accident date: 19-08-1949
type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
registration: G-AHCY
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.
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