Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 November 1948
Aircraft Type: Avro 691 Lancastrian C.3
Owner/operator: Flight Refuelling
Registration Number: G-AHJW
Location: Conholt Park –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and systems.Aircraft structure and systems.
Category: Accident
A Lancastrian G-AHWJ aircraft, en route from RAF Wunsdorf to Tarrant Rushton for a routine maintenance inspection, deviated significantly off course due to a misaligned beacon. It struck trees on a hill, resulting in a crash and subsequent fire.A Lancastrian G-AHWJ aircraft, en route from RAF Wunsdorf to Tarrant Rushton for a routine maintenance inspection, deviated significantly off course due to a misaligned beacon. It struck trees on a hill, resulting in a crash and subsequent fire.
Description
Lancastrian G-AHWJ took off from RAF Wunsdorf at 14:56 for a flight to Tarrant Rushton to undergo a periodic maintenance inspection. The airplane strayed about 24 miles off course while homing in on an incorrect beacon. It struck trees on a hill, crashed and caught fire. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was the result of the aircraft striking trees while being flown at a low altitude in conditions of poor visibility. The reason for the deviation from track cannot be determined, but it seems probable that the aircraft was being ‘homed’ on the Netheravon Beacon.”
Primary Cause
Incorrect beacon alignment leading to a deviation from the planned flight path.Incorrect beacon alignment leading to a deviation from the planned flight path.Share on:
