Incident Overview
Date: Monday 26 June 1972
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH-114 Sea Heron C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Navy – Fleet Air Arm (FAA)
Registration Number: XR444
Location: Irish Sea –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Wing fuel tanksWing fuel tanks
Category: Accident
A four-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure due to insufficient fuel supply to all engines. The wing fuel tanks were not selected, resulting in a fuel starvation condition.A four-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure due to insufficient fuel supply to all engines. The wing fuel tanks were not selected, resulting in a fuel starvation condition.
Description
Ditched when all four engines failed. Upon investigation it was found that the wing fuel tanks had not been selected thus starving the engines of fuel.
Source of Information
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=87551http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=87551Primary Cause
Insufficient fuel supply to all engines due to unselected wing fuel tanks.Insufficient fuel supply to all engines due to unselected wing fuel tanks.Share on:
