Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 1 August 1948
Aircraft Type: Avro 691 Lancastrian XPP
Owner/operator: Onzeair
Registration Number: AP-ACM
Location: Karachi-Mauripur RAF Station –
ÿ Pakistan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Lancastrian military aircraft crashed during approach to Karachi after hovering at approximately 300 feet. The aircraft stalled and subsequently lost altitude, leading to a crash.A Lancastrian military aircraft crashed during approach to Karachi after hovering at approximately 300 feet. The aircraft stalled and subsequently lost altitude, leading to a crash.
Description
The Lancastrian aircraft flew military stores to Karachi and arrived overhead at 09:40. After having been signalled to land on runway 22, an approach was flown. At a height of about 300 feet the aircraft appeared to hover before entering an almost vertical climb. It fell away to the left and crashed. PROBABLE CAUSE: “An error of judgement on the part of the pilot in allowing the aircraft to stall whilst coming in to land. The contributory causes were probably: a) overload; b) badly loaded with CofG too far aft; c) movement of load due to it not being secured.”
Primary Cause
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