Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 02 MAI 1953 |
| Zeit: | 11:05 UTC |
| Flugzeugtyp: | de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Kennzeichen: | G-ALYV |
| Werknummer: | 06008 |
| Baujahr: | 1952 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 37 / Insassen: 37 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 43 / Insassen: 43 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Calcutta (Indien)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), Indien |
| Delhi (unknown airport), Indien |
The aircraft took off from Calcutta at 10:59 GMT for a flight to Delhi. Six minutes later the Comet crashed in flames.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Structural failure of the airframe during flight through a thunder squall. In the opinion of the Court, the structural failure was due to overstressing which resulted from either:- (1) Severe gusts encountered in the thunder squall, or (2) Overcontrolling or loss of control by the pilot when flying through the thunderstorm." Informationsquelle:
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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.
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