Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 February 1949
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota C.3 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: British European Airways – BEA
Registration Number: G-AHCW
Location: near Exhall –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Both aircraftBoth aircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft collided with an RAF Avro Anson T.21 mid-air near Glasgow-Renfrew, resulting in the destruction of both aircraft. The collision occurred at an altitude of 4500 feet.A DC-3 aircraft collided with an RAF Avro Anson T.21 mid-air near Glasgow-Renfrew, resulting in the destruction of both aircraft. The collision occurred at an altitude of 4500 feet.
Description
The DC-3 was on a VFR flight from London-Northolt to Glasgow-Renfrew and departed London at 09:13. An RAF Avro Anson T.21 (VV243) had taken off from Middleton at 08:09 for a training flight. Both aircraft collided in mid-air at 4500 feet. Both planes disintegrated and fell to the ground. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was the result of a midair collision. Since neither aircraft took any apparent avoiding action it must be concluded that the pilot of the Anson did not see the Dakota and that the pilots of the Dakota did not see the Anson. This must be attributed to failure on the part of the captain of each aircraft to ensure the maintenance of an effective lookout.”
Primary Cause
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