1949 Manchester BEA Douglas DC-3 accident
The 1949 Manchester BEA Douglas DC-3 accident occurred when a twin-engined British European Airways Douglas DC-3 (registration: G-AHCY) crashed on Saddleworth Moor in the Pennines near Oldham, Lancashire, after a flight from Belfast. The accident killed 24 of the passengers and crew on board. The aircraft had first flown in 1944, and was captained by F. W. Pinkerton, a former RAF serviceman who, as a sergeant, had been posted missing during World War II. The airline was government-owned.
The British European Airways Douglas Dakota involved in the crash, at Manchester Airport in August 1949. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 August 1949 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain caused by navigational and pilot errors. |
| Site | Saddleworth Moor, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator | British European Airways |
| Registration | G-AHCY |
| Flight origin | Nutts Corner Airport, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Destination | Manchester Airport, England |
| Passengers | 29 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 24 |
| Injuries | 8 |
| Survivors | 8 |
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