Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 6 October 1946
Aircraft Type: Avro 685 York C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: MW125
Location: 160 km W off Penang, Malaysia [Bay of Bengal] –
ÿ Indian Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control and crashed into the sea.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control and crashed into the sea.
Description
Crashed at sea.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vGk-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=4EsMAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20raf%20crash&pg=5077%2C580811https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vGk-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=4EsMAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20raf%20crash&pg=5077%2C580811Primary Cause
Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions and pilot error.Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions and pilot error.Share on:
