ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333470
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | BKS Air Transport |
| Registration: | G-AMVC |
| MSN: | 33390/16642 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Groglin Fell -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Leeds/Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) |
| Carlisle Airport (CAX/EGNC) |
The Douglas C-47 plane crashed into a cloud obscured high ground, some 8,5 nm SE of the airport while preparing for an approach to land in conditions of low cloud, rain and strong wind.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "There is insufficient evidence to determine the cause of the accident."
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