Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 24 March 1937
Aircraft Type: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I
Owner/operator: Imperial Airways
Registration Number: G-ADVA
Location: 1,6 km NNE of Ouroux –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The flying boat itself.The flying boat itself.
Category: Accident
A flying boat crashed into a hillside near a mountain summit in central France during heavy snow. Three crew members and one passenger perished. The radio operator survived with minor injuries and later died in an air crash twelve years later on a London to Malta flight.A flying boat crashed into a hillside near a mountain summit in central France during heavy snow. Three crew members and one passenger perished. The radio operator survived with minor injuries and later died in an air crash twelve years later on a London to Malta flight.
Description
The flying boat was flying over mountainous country in central France. While making a gradual descent through snow clouds, it struck the ground near the summit of a hill at a point some 2,400 feet above sea level. The captain, three members of the crew and the one passenger were killed, but the radio-operator escaped with slight injuries. He is said to have been killed in an air crash 12 years later on a flight London to Malta.
Primary Cause
Heavy snow conditions and a sudden descent through mountainous terrain likely contributed to the impact.Heavy snow conditions and a sudden descent through mountainous terrain likely contributed to the impact.Share on:
