Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 16 June 1943
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 414 Hudson VI
Owner/operator: BOAC, lsf Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: FK459
Location: Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT) –
ÿ Sudan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Port enginePort engine
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft stalled off a tight left-hand turn at 800 feet during final approach to Khartoum, resulting in a ground impact and subsequent fire. A partial air lock caused by surging petrol in near-empty tanks is suspected to have triggered the stall.A Boeing 737 aircraft stalled off a tight left-hand turn at 800 feet during final approach to Khartoum, resulting in a ground impact and subsequent fire. A partial air lock caused by surging petrol in near-empty tanks is suspected to have triggered the stall.
Description
Stalled off a tight left hand turn from 800 feet on final approach to Khartoum, spun into the ground and burst into flames. Fuel starvation, probably caused by a partial air lock due to surging of petrol in near empty tanks, was thought to have caused the port engine to cut on the turn.
Primary Cause
Partial air lock due to petrol surging in near-empty tanksPartial air lock due to petrol surging in near-empty tanksShare on:
