- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | February 27, 1958 |
Time: | 0945 |
Location: | Horwich, Lancs, England |
Operator: | Silver City Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Isle of Man - Manchester |
AC Type: | Bristol 170 Freighter 21 |
Registration: | G-AICS |
cn / ln: | 12762 |
Aboard: | 42 (passengers:39 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 35 (passengers:35 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into a mountain near Winter Hill during an approach. The First Officer used the wrong radio beacon (Oldham Becaon instead of on Wigan Beacon). |
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