Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 31 December 1935
Aircraft Type: Short S.8 Calcutta
Owner/operator: Imperial Airways
Registration Number: G-AASJ
Location: off Alexandria –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and fuel system.Aircraft engine and fuel system.
Category: Accident
A flying boat, the ‘City of Khartoum’, experienced a catastrophic loss of fuel near Alexandria due to a sudden landing flare. Three crew and nine passengers perished when the aircraft sank in the Nile River.A flying boat, the ‘City of Khartoum’, experienced a catastrophic loss of fuel near Alexandria due to a sudden landing flare. Three crew and nine passengers perished when the aircraft sank in the Nile River.
Description
The aircraft, named “City of Khartoum”, ran out of fuel within sight of Alexandria landing flares. Three crew and nine passengers went down with the craft when she sank in the River Nile. The flying boat operated on a flight from London to Alexandria via Brindisi and Mirabella, Crete.
Primary Cause
Fuel exhaustion due to a sudden landing flare.Fuel exhaustion due to a sudden landing flare.Share on:
