Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 20 December 1950
Aircraft Type: Handley Page Hastings C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: TG574
Location: Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN) –
ÿ Libya
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 34
Component Affected: Propeller bladePropeller blade
Category: Accident
A propeller blade on a commercial aircraft sliced off during flight over the Mediterranean Sea, resulting in the severing of control cables and the death of the co-pilot. The engine detached and fell into the sea, prompting a diversion to Benina and subsequent a flip over onto its back due to encountering rocks and sand.A propeller blade on a commercial aircraft sliced off during flight over the Mediterranean Sea, resulting in the severing of control cables and the death of the co-pilot. The engine detached and fell into the sea, prompting a diversion to Benina and subsequent a flip over onto its back due to encountering rocks and sand.
Description
Whilst flying over the Mediterranean Sea at about 8500 feet a propeller blade separated from no. 2 engine. The propeller blade sliced into the fuselage, severing several control cables and killing the co-pilot who was in the crew quarters at that moment. Subsequently the engine detached from its bearers and fell away into the sea. The pilot diverted to Benina. On finals it contacted a hump of rocks and sand, causing the aircraft to flip over on to its back.
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