Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 September 1961
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-4
Owner/operator: Starways
Registration Number: G-ARJY
Location: Dublin Airport (DUB) –
ÿ Ireland
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73
Component Affected: Fuel systemFuel system
Category: Accident
A C-54 aircraft, flying from Lourdes to Dublin, experienced a loss of power and initiated a wheels-up emergency landing due to a malfunction in fuel management.A C-54 aircraft, flying from Lourdes to Dublin, experienced a loss of power and initiated a wheels-up emergency landing due to a malfunction in fuel management.
Description
The C-54 was flown to Lourdes from Liverpool to pick up passengers for Dublin. The plane departed Lourdes at 17:10 and contacted Dublin ATC for the first time at 20:35. Clearance to land at runway 24 was received at 20:58. At 21:04 the plane lost power and a wheels-up emergency landing had to be carried out away from the airport. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was attributed to incorrect management of the fuel system by the flight crew which resulted in partial loss of power and control and a forced landing outside the airport.”
Primary Cause
Incorrect fuel management by the flight crew resulted in partial loss of power and control, leading to a forced landing outside the airport.Incorrect fuel management by the flight crew resulted in partial loss of power and control, leading to a forced landing outside the airport.Share on:
