- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 10, 1952 |
Time: | 19:15 |
Location: | Com Edno, Ireland |
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 1 mile east of Llyn Gwynant. 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. |
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