Date: | Sunday 11 March 1951 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas R5D-1 (DC-4) |
Owner/operator: | Pacific Overseas Airlines |
Registration: | HS-POS |
MSN: | 10396 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Hong Kong Island -
Hong Kong
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
Destination airport: | Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD) |
Narrative:The crew attempted to fly a visual departure from Hong Kong in low cloud and poor visibility. The aircraft, named "City of Ayudhya", crashed into the hills of Hong Kong Island between Mt Butler and Mt Parker.
Sources:
Thai Aviation History website Statistics
- 16th worst accident in 1951
- 58th worst accident of this aircraft type
- 29th worst accident of this aircraft type at the time
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