ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336185
Date: | Thursday 13 April 1950 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vickers 610 Viking 1B |
Owner/operator: | British European Airways - BEA |
Registration: | G-AIVL |
MSN: | 225 |
Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | UI |
Location: | 48 km S of Hastings -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | London-Northolt Airport (NHT/EGWU) |
Destination airport: | Paris (unknown airport) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:En route over the Channel, a explosion occurred in the rear of the plane, seriously injuring the flight attendant. The explosion caused an 8 feet high and 4 feet wide hole in the fuselage. Without rudder and most elevator control the captain, presuming a lightning strike, returned to Northolt where he made a safe landing. A French passenger was suspected of making a suicide attempt. The airplane, named "Vigilant" was repaired and entered service again on October 4, 1950.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The damage to the aircraft was a result of an explosion of an infernal machine in the toilet compartment. The probable location of this destructive agent was in the used paper towel receptacle."
Sources:
ICAO Circular 18-AN/15 (51-52)
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