Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 01 NOV 1961 |
| Hora: | 14:26 UTC |
| Tipo: | Bristol 170 Superfreighter 32 |
| Operador: | Silver City Airways |
| Registración: | G-ANWL |
| Numéro de série: | 13260 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1956 |
| Motores: | 2 Bristol Hercules 734 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 10 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Les Prevosts, Guernsey (Reino Unido)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (CER/LFRC), Francia |
| Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands (GCI/EGJB), Reino Unido |
The aircraft approached Guernsey in conditions of low clouds. The first approach was missed, so the captain increased power to go around. The Bristol failed to gain height and veered to the right. The aircraft struck the ground with right wing and cartwheeled.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was due to the malfunctioning of the automatic pitch coarsening unit of the starboard propeller. This deprived the captain of the necessary degree of control of the aircraft at a critical stage of the flight." Fuentes:
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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 Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport to Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands as the crow flies is 84 km (53 miles).
Distance from Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport to Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands as the crow flies is 84 km (53 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.
