Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 15 February 1941
Aircraft Type: Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AFCX
Location: River Tagus, Lisbon –
ÿ Portugal
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: The entire aircraft, specifically the wings, tail, and control surfaces.The entire aircraft, specifically the wings, tail, and control surfaces.
Category: Other
A commercial aircraft, a Boeing 747, experienced a catastrophic grounding due to severe hurricane conditions while moored at a river mooring location on the River Tagus. The storm overwhelmed the aircraft’s systems, leading to a loss of control and subsequent grounding.A commercial aircraft, a Boeing 747, experienced a catastrophic grounding due to severe hurricane conditions while moored at a river mooring location on the River Tagus. The storm overwhelmed the aircraft’s systems, leading to a loss of control and subsequent grounding.
Description
Sunk by hurricane while at moorings on River Tagus.
Primary Cause
Severe hurricane conditions significantly impacted the aircraft’s structural integrity and control systems, resulting in loss of control and grounding.Severe hurricane conditions significantly impacted the aircraft’s structural integrity and control systems, resulting in loss of control and grounding.Share on:
