- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 11, 1951 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Mt. Butler, Hong Kong |
Operator: | Pacific Overseas Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Hong Kong - Bangkok |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Registration: | HS-POS |
cn / ln: | 10396 |
Aboard: | 24 (passengers:20 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 24 (passengers:20 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into hills shortly after takeoff. Crew error. The pilot taking off under VFR, lost visual contact with the ground and attempted to return to IFR procedure too late to avoid the hills. The aircraft was named "City of Ayudhya." |
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