Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 February 1949
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Cathay Pacific Airways
Registration Number: VR-HDG
Location: North Point, Hong Kong –
ÿ Hong Kong
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: Aircraft wings and control surfaces.Aircraft wings and control surfaces.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a critical failure during an approach, leading to an impact with a hillside near Braemar Reservoir. The crew initiated an avoidance maneuver.An aircraft experienced a critical failure during an approach, leading to an impact with a hillside near Braemar Reservoir. The crew initiated an avoidance maneuver.
Description
The crew aborted an approach in poor visibility and tried to go around. The aircraft struck a hillside near Braemar Reservoir.
Primary Cause
Poor visibility conditions during approach.Poor visibility conditions during approach.Share on:
