Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Datum: | 08 MAI 1951 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Vickers 639 Viking 1 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Hunting Air Travel |
| Kennzeichen: | G-AHPD |
| Werknummer: | 134 |
| Baujahr: | 1946 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 27 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 32 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) (Frankreich)
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| Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD/LFBD), Frankreich |
| Bovingdon RAF Station, Großbritannien |
Viking G-AHPD took off from Bordeaux at 14:10 UTC for a flight to Bovingdon. Climbing through 50m, the pilot throttled down to initial climbing speed. The no. 1 engine then suddenly began to lose power. This engine was shut down, propeller feathered and full power applied to the remaining no. 2 engine. Altitude could not be maintained, causing the crew to decide upon a belly landing. The aircraft slid for about 100m before coming to rest.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The disconnecting of the articulated control rod of the propeller governor due to the lack of a split pin on the governor spindle and to the nut of the ball-joint of the control spindle having been unscrewed by force." Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Circular 38-AN/33 (13-14)
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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 Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport to Bovingdon RAF Station as the crow flies is 762 km (476 miles).
Distance from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport to Bovingdon RAF Station as the crow flies is 762 km (476 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.
