Incident Overview
Date: Monday 15 February 1943
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH.95 Flamingo
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AFYE
Location: Asmara –
ÿ Eritrea
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.Aircraft control systems and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.
Category: Accident
A maintenance test flight occurred when an aircraft vertically dropped from an altitude of 800 feet. The pilot and co-pilot were the occupants.A maintenance test flight occurred when an aircraft vertically dropped from an altitude of 800 feet. The pilot and co-pilot were the occupants.
Description
Dived vertically into the ground from 800ft. Aircraft was being test flown after maintenance. Pilot and co-pilot were the occupants.
Primary Cause
Maintenance procedures may have resulted in a loss of control during the test flight.Maintenance procedures may have resulted in a loss of control during the test flight.Share on:
