Incident Overview
Date: Friday 15 November 1946
Aircraft Type: Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor
Owner/operator: Shell Company of Ecuador
Registration Number: HC-SBD
Location: Ayuy Airstrip –
ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Left TireLeft Tire
Category: Accident
A left tire failure during landing resulted in the aircraft deviating from the runway and impacting against rocks, causing a crash landing.A left tire failure during landing resulted in the aircraft deviating from the runway and impacting against rocks, causing a crash landing.
Description
The left tire blew on landing. The plane went off the runway and came to rest against some rocks.
Primary Cause
Left tire failure during landing.Left tire failure during landing.Share on:
