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1958 BOAC Bristol Britannia crash

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444:(CFIT) and that there were no defects with the aircraft or its systems which contributed to the crash. For this the failure to read the instruments correctly rests with the captain. This was not the first crash involving a crew misreading this type of altimeter in this long distance, high altitude aircraft. As a direct result of this and other similar incidents, altimeters would now be required to display a cross-hatch or chequered flag when indicating an altitude below 1500 feet. Furthermore, all fire appliances in Christchurch would now be fitted with radios for improved communication, and when four-wheel drive appliances became available, Christchurch was one of the first rural stations to be allocated one. 131: 412:
cockpit with the injured co-pilot trapped inside. They began to cut him free and as further emergency services arrived on the scene, a coordinated search and rescue effort was mounted over the site, fanning out and finding a further two survivors. The fire station was eventually able to confirm what aircraft had been involved and the number of people on board at the time. Having received this information the emergency services were able to account for all the people involved and to continue putting out the fires.
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safety warning was also issued pending altimeter replacement which described the risk of misreading these altimeters as "most likely when the routine monitoring of the instrument panel has been interrupted. If this happened during climb or descent the height when the instruments are rescanned may be very different from the anticipated."
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As a result of the accident the Ministry of Transport issued a directive to replace all three-pointer altimeters in British registered aircraft which operated at over 20,000 feet before September 1959. This followed an investigation of the problems of interpretation of the display. An interim flight
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which required a higher degree of concentration to read correctly than was desirable. The crew misread the instrument believing that they were at 11,500 feet when they began descending, when in fact they were at only 1,500 feet. As a result, they flew the aircraft into the ground which was obscured
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appliance which meant that the firemen had to attempt to drive an eight-ton vehicle over a ploughed field, which delayed the rescue. While this was going on, the crew chief and some of the crew from the first appliance on the scene continued to search on foot and eventually found the remains of the
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The fire service searching in Winkton discovered the location of the wreckage after travelling a short distance along the Burley Road and finding telephone poles and cables which had been broken and dragged into a field off the road. A foot search was mounted and eventually the crew spotted some
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calling them to the station to respond to the report of the crash. The initial report from Hurn Airport stated that they were unaware of the type of aircraft involved or how many passengers were being carried, and that they believed the aircraft was to the north of the airport when it crashed.
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On 24 December 1958 much of the south of England was covered in thick fog making travel by any means hazardous. Many aircraft had to be diverted as visibility was below the minimum permissible distance at most of the airports on the south coast. To a
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which had been sent to Sopley to search there could not be contacted as it was not fitted with a radio; fortunately, however, its crew encountered other appliances heading towards the incident, and were then informed of the location.
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with 12 persons aboard including five crew. After completing the test, at approximately 11:55 am, the crew requested clearance to descend from 12,000 feet to 3,000 feet for approach to
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broken trees along with aircraft debris and a fire. The crew chief sent a message to fire control to confirm the location of the crash and set up a rendezvous at a local
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who was less than aware of the conditions on the ground and the altitude at which they were flying, this fog would have an appearance very similar to normal
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However, on receiving updated information on the reports from Winkton and Sopley the fire crews decided to start the search for the aircraft in that area.
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to correctly establish the altitude of the aircraft before and during the descent. The Britannia aircraft was fitted with a three-handed
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contacted emergency services saying they believed that they had heard the sound of a low flying aircraft and the sound of a crash.
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at the time. The type of flight in which the aircraft was engaged was also thought to be a contributing factor.
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on Christmas Eve 1958, killing two of the five crew and all seven passengers.
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Some other crashes where three-handed altimeter misreadings are suspected:
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Osborn, Grahame (Winter 2000). "G-AVOD: The Sopley Air Crash, 24.12.58".
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Another hindrance to the emergency effort was the lack of a
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London, Scottish & Provincial Airways Airspeed Courier
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The crash was attributed to a failure on the part of the
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to give emergency services a positive location. Another
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British International Helicopters Sikorsky S-61N crash
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A Bristol Britannia similar to the accident aircraft
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Pilot error
CFIT
50°46′01″N 1°46′05″W / 50.767°N 1.768°W / 50.767; -1.768
Bristol Britannia
BOAC
Registration
London England
Bristol Britannia
BOAC
Christchurch, Dorset
south of England
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cloud cover
London Heathrow Airport
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certificate of airworthiness
Hurn Airport
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