Incident Overview
Date: Monday 21 February 1949
Aircraft Type: Short S.25 Sunderland 3
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AGJO
Location: Hythe, Hampshire –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Aircraft HullAircraft Hull
Category: Other
A passenger aircraft struck a mooring line, causing significant damage to the hull.A passenger aircraft struck a mooring line, causing significant damage to the hull.
Description
Struck by vessel, broke away from moorings and was damaged beyond repair.
Primary Cause
Moorings failed to adequately secure the aircraft, resulting in a sudden separation from the mooring line.Moorings failed to adequately secure the aircraft, resulting in a sudden separation from the mooring line.Share on:
