ASN Aircraft accident Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair G-APNH Le Touquet Airport (LTQ)
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Date:Thursday 18 March 1971
Type:Silhouette image of generic CARV model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair
Operator:British Air Ferries - BAF
Registration: G-APNH
MSN: 11/18333
First flight: 1944
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Le Touquet Airport (LTQ) (   France)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Southend Municipal Airport (SEN/EGMC), United Kingdom
Destination airport:Le Touquet Airport (LTQ/LFAT), France
Narrative:
The nosegear collapsed on touchdown in crosswind conditions. The Carvair came to a halt 1550 m from the threshold.
Repairs were considered but disregarded when the eventual cost was amortised, and the aircraft was written off some three months later.

Classification:
Landing gear collapse
Runway mishap

Sources:
» Air Bridge 2 : the story of the use of the ATL98 Carvair / Paul A Doyle, pub 2000 by Forward Airfield Research Publishing, ISBN 09525 624 72


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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 Southend Municipal Airport to Le Touquet Airport as the crow flies is 133 km (83 miles).

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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