ASN Aircraft accident Avro 691 Lancastrian C.3 G-AHJW Conholt Park
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Date:Monday 22 November 1948
Time:17:08
Type:Silhouette image of generic a691 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Avro 691 Lancastrian C.3
Operator:Flight Refuelling
Registration: G-AHJW
MSN: RSLB127336
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Conholt Park (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Wunstorf RAF Station, Germany
Destination airport:Tarrant Rushton RAF Station, United Kingdom
Narrative:
Lancastrian G-AHWJ took off from RAF Wunsdorf at 14:56 for a flight to Tarrant Rushton to undergo a periodic maintenance inspection. The airplane strayed about 24 miles off course while homing in on an incorrect beacon. It struck trees on a hill, crashed and caught fire.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was the result of the aircraft striking trees while being flown at a low altitude in conditions of poor visibility. The reason for the deviation from track cannot be determined, but it seems probable that the aircraft was being 'homed' on the Netheravon Beacon."

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

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Distance from Wunstorf RAF Station to Tarrant Rushton RAF Station as the crow flies is 806 km (504 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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