Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 18 MAR 1971 |
| Type: | Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair |
| Operator: | British Air Ferries - BAF |
| Registration: | G-APNH |
| C/n / msn: | 11/18333 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Le Touquet Airport (LTQ) (France)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Le Touquet Airport (LTQ/LFAT), France |
The nosegear collapsed on touchdown in crosswind conditions. The Carvair came to a halt 1550m from the threshold.
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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.
