- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 06, 1962 |
Time: | 1329 |
Location: | St. Boniface Down, England |
Operator: | Channel Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Jersey, Channel Islands - Portsmouth, England |
AC Type: | Douglas C-47A |
Registration: | G-AGZB |
cn / ln: | 12180 |
Aboard: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 12 (passengers:9 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane descended to 1,000 ft while approaching Portsmouth in low clouds and drizzle and stuck St. Boniface and bust into flames. Pilot error. Crew flew below minimum safe altitude. |
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