Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 28 March 1956
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Starways
Registration Number: G-AMRB
Location: Largs –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically, descent control).Aircraft control system (specifically, descent control).
Category: Accident
A Starways DC-3 aircraft experienced a near-miss incident during a positioning flight to Lourdes, Scotland, due to an error of airmanship by the captain. The aircraft descended below the approved safety height during an instrument approach, resulting in a ground impact.A Starways DC-3 aircraft experienced a near-miss incident during a positioning flight to Lourdes, Scotland, due to an error of airmanship by the captain. The aircraft descended below the approved safety height during an instrument approach, resulting in a ground impact.
Description
The Starways DC-3 was on a positioning flight to Glasgow because it had to fly to Lourdes the day after. While on an instrument approach, the aircraft struck a hill at 1250 feet msl. PROBABLE CAUSE: “An error of airmanship on the part of the captain. During an instrument approach at night he permitted the aircraft to descend below the approved safety height and this resulted in the aircraft striking the ground.”
Primary Cause
An error of airmanship on the part of the captain.An error of airmanship on the part of the captain.Share on:
