Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 14 September 1955
Aircraft Type: Avro 685 York C.1
Owner/operator: Persian Air Services
Registration Number: EP-ADA
Location: 64 km SE of Basra –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: The aircraft’s no. 3 and no. 4 engines.The aircraft’s no. 3 and no. 4 engines.
Category: Accident
On reaching 500 feet on climb out from Abadan, the no. 3 engine lost power and the no. 4 engine began to fluctuate badly. The crew feathered the no. 4 prop. Due to the aircraft losing altitude, a forced landing was initiated.On reaching 500 feet on climb out from Abadan, the no. 3 engine lost power and the no. 4 engine began to fluctuate badly. The crew feathered the no. 4 prop. Due to the aircraft losing altitude, a forced landing was initiated.
Description
On reaching 500 feet on climb out from Abadan, the no. 3 engine lost power and the no. 4 engine began to fluctuate badly. The crew feathered the no. 4 prop. Because the aircraft was losing altitude a forced landing was carried out. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Mis-management of the fuel cocks and/or booster pumps during the 8 minute flight from Abadan. A contributory cause to the accident was considered to be that the reserve fuel i.e. 100 gallons had not been left in the no. 2 tanks at the time of takeoff.”
Primary Cause
Mis-management of the fuel cock and/or booster pumps during the 8 minute flight from Abadan.Mis-management of the fuel cock and/or booster pumps during the 8 minute flight from Abadan.Share on:
