Beschrijving:
BEA Flight 142 was en route from London to Naples flying on Airway Amber 1, reporting over Ostia, Italy, at 23500 feet at 11:44. The flight reported continuing to Ponza, estimating arrival over this NDB at 11:57. At 10:45 a formation of four Italian Air Force North American F-86E Sabre jets had taken off from Pratica di Mare Air Base on a group tactical training exercise in the Pratica CTR (West of Airway Amber 1) which was prohibited for civil aircraft. The formation was 5 km east of Anzio on a 310 degree heading carrying out a reverse attack manoeuvre consisting of an initial dive, followed by a climb turn to the right and a steep dive with final recovery to level flight. During the steep dive that followed the climbing turn, the leading aircraft collided with the Viscount. Both aircraft crashed, but the F-86 pilot was able to eject.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was attributed to "an Act of God" - since neither of the pilots saw the other aircraft before they collided.
A contributory cause of the accident was deviation of the Viscount from the airway which placed it in a prohibited area reserved for military activities."
Collision sequence reconstruction
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | woensdag 22 oktober 1958 |
| Tijd: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Vickers 701C Viscount |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | British European Airways - BEA |
| Registratie: | G-ANHC |
| Constructienummer: | 63 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1954-12-01 (3 years 11 months) |
| Motoren: | 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 506 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 5 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 26 / inzittenden: 26 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 31 / inzittenden: 31 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij Anzio ( Italië)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | London Airport (LHR/EGLL), Verenigd Koninkrijk |
| Napoli Airport (NAP/LIRN), Italië | |
| Vluchtnummer: | BE142 |
BEA Flight 142 was en route from London to Naples flying on Airway Amber 1, reporting over Ostia, Italy, at 23500 feet at 11:44. The flight reported continuing to Ponza, estimating arrival over this NDB at 11:57. At 10:45 a formation of four Italian Air Force North American F-86E Sabre jets had taken off from Pratica di Mare Air Base on a group tactical training exercise in the Pratica CTR (West of Airway Amber 1) which was prohibited for civil aircraft. The formation was 5 km east of Anzio on a 310 degree heading carrying out a reverse attack manoeuvre consisting of an initial dive, followed by a climb turn to the right and a steep dive with final recovery to level flight. During the steep dive that followed the climbing turn, the leading aircraft collided with the Viscount. Both aircraft crashed, but the F-86 pilot was able to eject.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was attributed to "an Act of God" - since neither of the pilots saw the other aircraft before they collided.
A contributory cause of the accident was deviation of the Viscount from the airway which placed it in a prohibited area reserved for military activities."
Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (215-227)Foto's
Collision sequence reconstruction
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen London Airport en Napoli Airport bedraagt 1618 km (1011 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen London Airport en Napoli Airport bedraagt 1618 km (1011 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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Vickers Viscount
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