Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 7 October 1961
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-30-DK Dakota 4
Owner/operator: Derby Airways
Registration Number: G-AMSW
Location: Mont Canigou –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 34
Component Affected: C-47 aircraftC-47 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-47 aircraft chartered to Perpignan, France, struck a mountainside at an altitude of approximately 2200 meters during a charter flight. The aircraft was flying towards Perpignan, with an estimated arrival time of 01:12 UTC. The incident was attributed to a navigational error, which the investigators were unable to determine.A Douglas C-47 aircraft chartered to Perpignan, France, struck a mountainside at an altitude of approximately 2200 meters during a charter flight. The aircraft was flying towards Perpignan, with an estimated arrival time of 01:12 UTC. The incident was attributed to a navigational error, which the investigators were unable to determine.
Description
The Douglas C-47 took off from Gatwick (LGW) at 20:43 UTC on a charter flight to Perpignan (PGF), France. The crew reported over Toulouse at 00:30 UTC, heading for Perpignan at FL75, and estimating an arrival over Perpignan at 01:12. In an area of intermittent rain and wind of variable forces, the plane struck a mountainside at 2200 m altitude. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was attributed to a navigational error, the origin of which it was not possible to determine for lack of sufficient evidence.”
Primary Cause
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