Statuts: | |
Date: | dimanche 17 février 1952 |
Heure: | 17:30 UTC |
Type/Sous-type: | Vickers 614 Viking 1 |
Compagnie: | Hunting Air Transport |
Immatriculation: | G-AHPI |
Numéro de série: | 142 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1946-12-06 (5 years 2 months) |
Equipage: | victimes: 5 / Ã bord: 5 |
Passagers: | victimes: 26 / Ã bord: 26 |
Total: | victimes: 31 / Ã bord: 31 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | Monte la Cinta ( Italie)
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Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
Nature: | Charter International |
Aéroport de départ: | Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN), France |
Aéroport de destination: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malte |
Détails:Viking G-AHPI flew into the north slope of the La Cinta mountain range at an altitude of 1040 m.
The airplane operated on a non-scheduled flight from Bovingdon, U.K. to Nairobi, Kenya with en route stops at Nice, France and Malta.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Imprudence on the part of the pilot, who failed to maintain a greater safety altitude during flight over Siciliy, and that, particularly, in consideration of the thundery formations present over the area. A contributory factor was the pilot's ignorance of real wind conditions on the route which led to a displacement of the actual track by 3deg with reference to that intended. The Commission finds that the flight safeguarding service provided by the D/F stations of Rome and Cagliari was accomplished with due care and that, without being asked to do so other D/F stations (Milan and Venice) transmitted bearing information."
Sources:
» La Stampa 18 Feb. 1952
Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport et Malta-Luqa Airport est de 1058 km (661 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.