- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 25, 1947 |
Time: | 1140 |
Location: | Croydon, Surrey, England |
Operator: | Spencer Airways / Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Croydon - Rome - Salisbury |
AC Type: | Douglas C-47 / Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | VP-YFD/OK-WDB |
cn / ln: | 19979 / 9503 |
Aboard: | 23 (passengers:18 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 12 (passengers:11 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Just after becoming airborne, the plane never gained altitude, overran the runway and crashed into a Ceskoslovenske Dakota. Twelve killed on the Spencer Airways none on the Ceskoslovenske. Loss of control by the captain of the Spencer Airways plane, who, when attempting to take-off a heavily loaded aircraft in poor visibility allowed it to become airborne in a semi-stalled condition. |
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