Last updated: 12 May 2021
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | Samstag 7 Oktober 1961 |
| Zeit: | 01:00 UTC |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47B-30-DK Dakota 4 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Derby Airways |
| Kennzeichen: | G-AMSW |
| Werknummer: | 32919/16171 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 13658 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 31 / Insassen: 31 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 34 / Insassen: 34 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Mont Canigou ( Frankreich)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler außerplanmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK), Großbritannien |
| Perpignan Airport (PGF/LFMP), Frankreich |
The Douglas C-47 took off from Gatwick (LGW) at 20:43 UTC on a charter flight to Perpignan (PGF), France. The crew reported over Toulouse at 00:30 UTC, heading for Perpignan at FL75, and estimating an arrival over Perpignan at 01:12. In an area of intermittent rain and wind of variable forces, the plane struck a mountainside at 2200 m altitude.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was attributed to a navigational error, the origin of which it was not possible to determine for lack of sufficient evidence."
Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Digest 13 (Circular 69)Fotos
accident date: 07-10-1961
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: G-AMSW
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 London-Gatwick Airport to Perpignan Airport as the crow flies is 956 km (598 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from London-Gatwick Airport to Perpignan Airport as the crow flies is 956 km (598 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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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 3541st loss
- 1333rd Fataler Unfall
- 5th worst accident (Zu diesem Zeitpunkt)
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