Détails:
Weather at Jersey was deteriorating and the runway visual range was below minima. The crew decided to continue to Jersey and attempt a runway 27 approach. The first approach had to abandoned and a second approach was made during which the aircraft struck outermost pole of the approach lighting system at 58 feet height, 3000 feet short of the threshold. The DC-3 crashed into a field and caught fire. The air hostess survived the accident.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft struck the approach lighting when it was flown below the safe approach path during an approach to land in conditions of very low cloud and poor visibility, the pilot having disregarded the approach ban applied by his operations manual."
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | mercredi 14 avril 1965 |
| Heure: | 18:06 UTC |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | British United Airways - BUA |
| Immatriculation: | G-ANTB |
| Numéro de série: | 27207/15762 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1945 |
| Heures de vol: | 18544 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 23 / à bord: 23 |
| Total: | victimes: 26 / à bord: 27 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 1 km (0.6 milles) E of Jersey-States Airport, Channel Islands (JER) ( Royaume Uni)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), France |
| Jersey-States Airport, Channel Islands (JER/EGJJ), Royaume Uni | |
| Numéro de vol: | 1030X |
Weather at Jersey was deteriorating and the runway visual range was below minima. The crew decided to continue to Jersey and attempt a runway 27 approach. The first approach had to abandoned and a second approach was made during which the aircraft struck outermost pole of the approach lighting system at 58 feet height, 3000 feet short of the threshold. The DC-3 crashed into a field and caught fire. The air hostess survived the accident.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The aircraft struck the approach lighting when it was flown below the safe approach path during an approach to land in conditions of very low cloud and poor visibility, the pilot having disregarded the approach ban applied by his operations manual."
Sources:
» ICAO Circular 88-AN/74 (77-86)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 Paris-Orly Airport et Jersey-States Airport, Channel Islands est de 334 km (209 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Paris-Orly Airport et Jersey-States Airport, Channel Islands est de 334 km (209 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 3745ème loss
- 1475ème accident fatal
- le accident 59ème le plus grave (à ce moment là)
- le accident 90ème le plus grave (en ce moment)
Royaume Uni- le accident 12ème le plus grave (à ce moment là)
- le accident 21ème le plus grave (en ce moment)
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