ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) G-AMRB Largs
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Date:Wednesday 28 March 1956
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Starways
Registration: G-AMRB
MSN: 33418/16670
First flight: 1945
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Largs (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Liverpool-Speke Airport (LPL/EGGP), United Kingdom
Destination airport:Glasgow-Renfrew Airport, United Kingdom
Narrative:
The Starways DC-3 was on a positioning flight to Glasgow because it had to fly to Lourdes the day after. While on an instrument approach, the aircraft struck a hill at 1250 feet msl.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "An error of airmanship on the part of the captain. During an instrument approach at night he permitted the aircraft to descend below the approved safety height and this resulted in the aircraft striking the ground."



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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 Liverpool-Speke Airport to Glasgow-Renfrew Airport as the crow flies is 296 km (185 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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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