Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 18 January 1947
Aircraft Type: Short S.25 Sandringham 5
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AHYZ
Location: Belfast –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight control system).Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight control system).
Category: Other
The pilot experienced a sudden and uncontrolled loss of altitude during a civil conversion, resulting in a significant fire. The pilot was operating at a high rate of descent and was unable to maintain control.The pilot experienced a sudden and uncontrolled loss of altitude during a civil conversion, resulting in a significant fire. The pilot was operating at a high rate of descent and was unable to maintain control.
Description
Burned out while undergoing civil conversion.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during a high-rate descent.Loss of control during a high-rate descent.Share on:
