Status: | |
Datum: | Donnerstag 18 März 1971 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair |
Fluggesellschaft: | British Air Ferries - BAF |
Kennzeichen: | G-APNH |
Werknummer: | 11/18333 |
Baujahr: | 1944 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 7 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 11 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 18 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | Le Touquet Airport (LTQ) ( Frankreich)
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Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
Flug von: | Southend Municipal Airport (SEN/EGMC), Großbritannien |
Flug nach: | Le Touquet Airport (LTQ/LFAT), Frankreich |
Unfallbericht:The nosegear collapsed on touchdown in crosswind conditions. The Carvair came to a halt 1550 m from the threshold.
Repairs were considered but disregarded when the eventual cost was amortised, and the aircraft was written off some three months later.
Informationsquelle:
» Air Bridge 2 : the story of the use of the ATL98 Carvair / Paul A Doyle, pub 2000 by Forward Airfield Research Publishing, ISBN 09525 624 72
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Map
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 Southend Municipal Airport to Le Touquet Airport as the crow flies is 133 km (83 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.