Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 April 1940
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AFKD
Location: near Loch Lomond, Scotland –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft, Loch Invar, crashed off course near Beinn Uird, resulting in the fatalities of Captain Douglas S. King, co-pilot D. E. Eveleigh, and R/O J. W. Elliot.A commercial aircraft, Loch Invar, crashed off course near Beinn Uird, resulting in the fatalities of Captain Douglas S. King, co-pilot D. E. Eveleigh, and R/O J. W. Elliot.
Description
The aircraft named “Loch Invar” crashed 10 miles off course at Beinn Uird. Pilot Capt. Douglas S. King, co-pilot F/O D. E. Eveleigh and R/O J. W. Elliot died.
Primary Cause
Possible navigational error or adverse weather conditions exacerbated by a sudden shift in flight path.Possible navigational error or adverse weather conditions exacerbated by a sudden shift in flight path.Share on:
