- 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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