Incident Overview
Date: Friday 25 October 1935
Aircraft Type: Boulton Paul P.71A
Owner/operator: Imperial Airways
Registration Number: G-ACOY
Location: Brussel-Haren Airport –
ÿ Belgium
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the landing gear and wings).Aircraft structure (specifically the landing gear and wings).
Category: Accident
A Boulton Paul P.71A aircraft, registration G-ACOY, experienced a catastrophic landing accident at Haren, Brussels, Belgium. The aircraft, carrying three crew members and twelve passengers, crashed 10 meters short of the runway. Of the injured, two were seriously, and five suffered minor injuries.A Boulton Paul P.71A aircraft, registration G-ACOY, experienced a catastrophic landing accident at Haren, Brussels, Belgium. The aircraft, carrying three crew members and twelve passengers, crashed 10 meters short of the runway. Of the injured, two were seriously, and five suffered minor injuries.
Description
The second Boulton Paul P.71A aircraft, registered G-ACOY and named ‘Britomart’, was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Haren, Brussels, Belgium. The aircraft came down 10 m short of the runway. Of the crew of three and 12 passengers, two were seriously injured. Five occupants suffered minor injuries.
Primary Cause
Landing accident due to excessive descent rate and insufficient runway length.Landing accident due to excessive descent rate and insufficient runway length.Share on:
