- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 23, 1959 |
Time: | 0946 |
Location: | Van, Turkey |
Operator: | Air Charter |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | London - Ankara - Bahrain |
AC Type: | Avro 688 Super Trader |
Registration: | G-AGRH |
cn / ln: | 1256 |
Aboard: | 12 (passengers:0 crew:12) |
Fatalities: | 12 (passengers:0 crew:12) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The cargo plane aircraft, flying on instruments, drifted north of its normal track because of strong winds and crashed into Mt. Suphan. The winds were stronger than forecast. An accurate bearing could not be obtained at Mus and Van had not been checked. Sub-normal temperatures would result in a high indicated altimeter reading. Calculations on the flight and contacts with beacons were not coordinated and controlled. |
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