- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 21, 1939 |
Time: | 1230 |
Location: | Atlantic Ocean between N.Y. and Bermuda |
Operator: | Imperial Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | New York City - Bermuda |
AC Type: | Short S-23 (flying boat) |
Registration: | G-ADUU |
cn / ln: | S-812 |
Aboard: | 13 (passengers:8 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:2 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While en route, the aircraft ditched, broke in two and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, 285 miles SE of Long Island New York. Complete loss of power to the two inner engines and partial loss of power to the two outer engines due to carburetor icing. The aircraft was named "Cavalier." |
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