Incident Overview
Date: Friday 19 August 1949
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: British European Airways – BEA
Registration Number: G-AHCY
Location: 24 km NE of Manchester-Ringway Airport (MAN) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 32
Component Affected: Aircraft Navigation System, Approach Procedure, Aircraft Positioning SystemAircraft Navigation System, Approach Procedure, Aircraft Positioning System
Category: Accident
A Douglas Dakota III aircraft, departing Belfast for Manchester, experienced a near-miss incident due to navigation errors and inadequate positioning checks during descent. The aircraft entered a cloud-covered hill near Wimberry Stones, resulting in damage.A Douglas Dakota III aircraft, departing Belfast for Manchester, experienced a near-miss incident due to navigation errors and inadequate positioning checks during descent. The aircraft entered a cloud-covered hill near Wimberry Stones, resulting in damage.
Description
The BEA Douglas Dakota III departed Belfast at 11:58 for a one hour flight to Manchester. At 12:49 the pilot contacted the duty controller at Ringway Airport and reported “Approaching from northwest at 3500 feet, descending to 1500 flying under IFR, ETA 1157 [UTC]”. During the descent the aircraft flew into the side of a cloud-covered hill near Wimberry Stones at about 1400 feet, 15 miles short of the Manchester Ringway airport. PROBABLE CAUSE: “An error in navigation, incorrect approach procedure and failure to check the position of the aircraft accurately before the descent from a safe height.”
Source of Information
https://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/peak-district/douglas-dakota-g-ahcy-wimberry-stones/https://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/peak-district/douglas-dakota-g-ahcy-wimberry-stones/Primary Cause
An error in navigation, incorrect approach procedure, and failure to accurately check the aircraft’s position before descent from a safe height.An error in navigation, incorrect approach procedure, and failure to accurately check the aircraft’s position before descent from a safe height.Share on:
