Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 11 March 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas R5D-1 (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Pacific Overseas Airlines
Registration Number: HS-POS
Location: Hong Kong Island –
ÿ Hong Kong
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A visual departure from Hong Kong in low cloud and poor visibility resulted in a crash of the aircraft ‘City of Ayudhya’ into the hills of Hong Kong Island between Mt Butler and Mt Parker.A visual departure from Hong Kong in low cloud and poor visibility resulted in a crash of the aircraft ‘City of Ayudhya’ into the hills of Hong Kong Island between Mt Butler and Mt Parker.
Description
The crew attempted to fly a visual departure from Hong Kong in low cloud and poor visibility. The aircraft, named “City of Ayudhya”, crashed into the hills of Hong Kong Island between Mt Butler and Mt Parker.
Source of Information
http://www.thai-aviation.nethttp://www.thai-aviation.netPrimary Cause
Poor visibility and a visual departure in low cloud conditions.Poor visibility and a visual departure in low cloud conditions.Share on:
