ASN Aircraft accident Handley Page Hastings C.1 TG580 Gan RAF Station (GAN)
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Date:Friday 3 July 1959
Type:Silhouette image of generic hphs model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Handley Page Hastings C.1
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: TG580
MSN: HP67/71
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Gan RAF Station (GAN) (   Maldives)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Katunayake RAF Station (CMB/VCBI), Sri Lanka
Destination airport:Gan RAF Station (GAN/VRMG), Maldives
Narrative:
The Hastings landed with a 23 knot crosswind. The undercarriage collapsed, the plane spun and slid off the runway.

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» Hastings Bangs and Prangs and Splashes and Crashes


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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 Katunayake RAF Station to Gan RAF Station as the crow flies is 1143 km (715 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.
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