Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 28 March 1933
Aircraft Type: Armstrong Whitworth Argosy II
Owner/operator: Imperial Airways
Registration Number: G-AACI
Location: near Diksmuide –
ÿ Belgium
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: LavatoryLavatory
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft, the City of Liverpool, crashed after an in-flight fire. The pilot initiated an emergency landing, descending from 2000ft. The aircraft broke apart into two sections, resulting in a crash. Initial investigation suggests the fire originated in the lavatory, possibly caused by a passenger or crew member or through vibration. While the precise cause of the fire remains undetermined, it is believed to have been ignited by combustible substance, possibly accidentally, through passenger or crew action, or through natural occurrences, or deliberately by bombing. Dr. Albert Voss, a dentist from Manchester, is suspected of attempting suicide by jumping from the plane before the crash.A passenger aircraft, the City of Liverpool, crashed after an in-flight fire. The pilot initiated an emergency landing, descending from 2000ft. The aircraft broke apart into two sections, resulting in a crash. Initial investigation suggests the fire originated in the lavatory, possibly caused by a passenger or crew member or through vibration. While the precise cause of the fire remains undetermined, it is believed to have been ignited by combustible substance, possibly accidentally, through passenger or crew action, or through natural occurrences, or deliberately by bombing. Dr. Albert Voss, a dentist from Manchester, is suspected of attempting suicide by jumping from the plane before the crash.
Description
Aircraft, named “City of Liverpool” crashed after in-flight fire. After the fire started, the pilot tried to make an emergency landing. As it descended from 2000ft, it was seen trailing smoke from the tail section, at about 200ft it broke in two and crashed. The precise cause of the fire could not established. The investigators narrowed the cause down to the firing of some combustible substance, either accidentally by a passenger or crew member or through vibration or some other natural occurrence, or deliberately by bombing. It was thought that a fire in the lavatory of plane was caused by passenger Dr. Albert Voss, a dentist from Manchester, who supposedly attempted to commit suicide. He jumped from the plane before it crashed.
Primary Cause
Combustible substance ignited in the lavatory of the aircraft.Combustible substance ignited in the lavatory of the aircraft.Share on:
