Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 February 1946
Aircraft Type: Consolidated 32-2 Liberator II
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AGEM
Location: Charlottetown, PE (YYG) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft experienced a forced landing in severe icing conditions, resulting in a fire and the death of the second pilot, Capt. D.W. Ray. Capt. Poole, the Pilot in Command (PIC), Mr. Rennie, and radio officer, Mr. Wright, were severely burned. Eight passengers were unharmed. An Air Mail aircraft was destroyed.A commercial aircraft experienced a forced landing in severe icing conditions, resulting in a fire and the death of the second pilot, Capt. D.W. Ray. Capt. Poole, the Pilot in Command (PIC), Mr. Rennie, and radio officer, Mr. Wright, were severely burned. Eight passengers were unharmed. An Air Mail aircraft was destroyed.
Description
Force landed in icing conditions. Caught fire. 2nd pilot, Capt. D.W. Ray died. Capt. Poole, PIC, Mr Rennie ,radio officer, mr. Wright, flying eng, were badly burned. Eight passengers escaped unhurt. Air mail destroyed.
Primary Cause
Severe icing conditions caused a forced landing.Severe icing conditions caused a forced landing.Share on:
