Descripción del Accidente ASN 16 MAY 1958 Douglas C-47A-25-DL Dakota C.3 G-AGHP - Châtenoy, Loiret
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Fecha:viernes 16 mayo 1958
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-25-DL Dakota C.3
Operador:British European Airways - BEA
Registración: G-AGHP
Numéro de série: 9408
Año de Construcción: 1943
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0
Total:Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:Châtenoy, Loiret (   Francia)
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Carga
Aeropuerto de Salida:London-Croydon Airport (-/-), Reino Unido
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Nice Airport (NCE/LFMN), Francia
Descripción:
The Douglas C-47A was flying in a storm and permission to descend from 7500 feet to 5500 feet was requested and granted. Before the crew could acknowledge this, a structural failure occurred causing the plane to crash.

The aircraft was transporting an engine for the Vanwall Formula 1 motor racing team that was due to race at the GP of Monaco.

Fuentes:
» La Stampa 17 May 1958, p6


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Distance from London-Croydon Airport to Nice Airport as the crow flies is 1009 km (630 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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