Jask | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed Sharjah Airfield on a flight to Jask, Iran. Few minutes after takeoff, the left engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crashed in a desert area located 56 km northeast of Sharjah, near Ras al-Khaimah. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Anthony Williams, pilot, †
Ac2 I. T. Crook, mechanic,
F/Sgt William Hubbard, navigator, †
Lt Alan Balzano Hailey, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Bernard Lee Landon,Wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine in flight.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.42E into the Gulf of Oman: 8 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1940 at 1320 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.42

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Registration:

G-AAGX

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Calcutta – Jask – Sharjah – Alexandria – London

MSN:

HP.42/1

YOM:

1929

Flight number:

CW197

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While overflying the Gulf of Oman, the aircraft named 'Hannibal' crashed into the sea in unknown circumstances. SAR operations failed to find any trace of the aircraft nor the crew and were suspended after few days.
Crew:
N. Townsend, pilot,
C. J. Walsh, copilot,
A. H. H. Tidbury, radio operator,
C. A. F. Steventon, steward.
Passengers:
A. T. Pannirselvam,
Harold A. Whistler,
Alf Bryn,
Henry Hutchison.

Probable cause:

The UK Air Ministry considered as improbable that the crash had resulted from sabotage, hostile action or inflight fire. Also considered improbable was complete fuel exhaustion, although the starvation of the supply of gasoline attributed to improper activation of the corresponding controls could not be ruled out. Other possible causes were a bird strike damaging a propeller and leading to the failure of the engine mounting or even an entire wing; some type of structural failure, especially considering the age of aircraft and the history of vibration experienced with the type, or multiple power plant malfunction, which also could have preceded structural failure. Two months after the disappearance, and in following one of the recommendations made in the investigative report, it was announced by the British government that the HP.42 would no longer be used in passenger operations. It was also recommended that commercial aircraft used in long over-water flights be equipped with personal and group life-saving gear, which would later be standard throughout the industry.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.66 Hercules in Jask: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1929

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.66 Hercules

Operator:

Registration:

G-EBMZ

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Bandar Lengeh – Jask

MSN:

239

YOM:

1925

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For unknown reasons, the aircraft departed Bandar Lengeh Airport with delay. Thus, the crew started the approach to Jask Airport by night and limited visibility. On short final, the aircraft was too low and impacted the ground short of runway threshold. Upon impact, the the fuel tank ruptured and the aircraft caught fire before coming to rest, bursting into flames. Two passengers were rescued while three other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Captain A. E. Woodbridge continued the approach at a too low altitude and landed too early, causing the aircraft to crash. The lack of visibility was a contributing factor.