Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 21 April 1948
Aircraft Type: Vickers 610 Viking 1B
Owner/operator: British European Airways – BEA
Registration Number: G-AIVE
Location: Irish Law Mountain –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: Aircraft navigation system (Outer Marker Beacon).Aircraft navigation system (Outer Marker Beacon).
Category: Accident
An aircraft took off from Northolt at 18:09 and arrived over Renfrew at 19:46, cleared for a Standard Beam Approach. Subsequent radio contact indicated a minor impact with Irish Law Mountain, leading to a subsequent confirmation that the Outer Marker beacon was not operational. The incident was likely caused by a navigational error by the captain, resulting in the aircraft being landed on high ground.An aircraft took off from Northolt at 18:09 and arrived over Renfrew at 19:46, cleared for a Standard Beam Approach. Subsequent radio contact indicated a minor impact with Irish Law Mountain, leading to a subsequent confirmation that the Outer Marker beacon was not operational. The incident was likely caused by a navigational error by the captain, resulting in the aircraft being landed on high ground.
Description
The aircraft took off from Northolt at 18:09. At 19:46 the flight arrived over Renfrew at 4700 feet. The aircraft was then cleared for a Standard Beam Approach to Renfrew. Last radio contact was at 20:01 when the crew requested confirmation that the Outer Marker was operative. It later appeared that the aircraft had struck Irish Law Mountain a little later. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The aircraft as being flown onto high ground due to an error of judgement by the captain. Failure to receive the outer marker beacon signal was a contributory factor.”
Primary Cause
Error of judgment by the captain regarding the Outer Marker beacon signal.Error of judgment by the captain regarding the Outer Marker beacon signal.Share on:
