- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 10, 1952
Time: 19:15
Location: Lake Gwynynt, England
Operator: Aer Lingus
Flight #: ?
Route: Northolt - Dublin
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: EI-AFL
cn / ln: 16699/33447
Aboard: 23   (passengers:20  crew:3)
Fatalities: 23   (passengers:20  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft lost control in severe turbulence and downdrafts and crashed in a soft peat bog. The encountering of strong down-currents of air on the lee side of Snowdon which forced the aircraft down into an area of strong turbulence where control was lost. The aircraft crashed 18 nautical miles from Nevin Beacon.
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