Date & Time:
Sep 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.95 Flamingo
Operator:
Registration:
G-AFYI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
95012
YOM:
1940
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed while on final approach to Adana Airport. There were no casualties. The airplane named 'King Henry' was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
An investigation blamed on insufficient training of the pilots, which suggests they may have been unfamiliar with having to 'reprime' the Exactor controls. Previously, BOAC reported that the accident was due to a failure of the Exactor throttle controls.
