Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 1 February 1950
Aircraft Type: Shorts S.45 Solent 3
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AHIX
Location: Southampton –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the nose)Aircraft structure (specifically the nose)
Category: Accident
A gust of wind unexpectedly lifted the Solent flying boat, causing it to lose altitude and subsequently plunge nose-down into the water.A gust of wind unexpectedly lifted the Solent flying boat, causing it to lose altitude and subsequently plunge nose-down into the water.
Description
A gust lifted the Solent flying boat causing the plane to plunge nose down into the water.
Primary Cause
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