Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 20 August 1946
Aircraft Type: Avro 691 Lancastrian C.1
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AGMF
Location: Rouen –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft Navigation SystemAircraft Navigation System
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed due to a navigational error resulting in descent through obscured clouds, leading to a loss of position.An aircraft crashed due to a navigational error resulting in descent through obscured clouds, leading to a loss of position.
Description
The aircraft crashed when the crew descended through clouds without having established their position correctly.
Primary Cause
Incorrect positioning during descent through clouds.Incorrect positioning during descent through clouds.Share on:
