Accident Douglas DC-4 G-ARJY, Tuesday 19 September 1961

Date:	Tuesday 19 September 1961
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Type:	Douglas DC-4
Owner/operator:	Starways
Registration:	G-ARJY
MSN:	10288
Year of manufacture:	1944
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Dublin Airport (DUB) - Ireland
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Lourdes-Tarbes Ossun Lourdes Airport (LDE/LFBT)
Destination airport:	Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW)

Narrative:
The C-54 was flown to Lourdes from Liverpool to pick up passengers for Dublin. The plane departed Lourdes at 17:10 and contacted Dublin ATC for the first time at 20:35. Clearance to land at runway 24 was received at 20:58. At 21:04 the plane lost power and a wheels-up emergency landing had to be carried out away from the airport.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was attributed to incorrect management of the fuel system by the flight crew which resulted in partial loss of power and control and a forced landing outside the airport."

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photo (c) Brian Peelo; Dublin Airport (DUB); 21 September 1961