Blackbushe – Karachi – New Delhi – Calcutta – Singapore
Flight / Schedule
Blackbushe – Karachi – New Delhi – Calcutta – Singapore
Aircraft
Handley Page H.P.81 HermesRegistration
G-AKFP
MSN
81/1
Year of Manufacture
1948
Operator
Airwork - UKDate
September 1, 1957 at 05:30 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Calcutta-Dum Dum West Bengal
Region
Asia • India
Coordinates
22.6365°, 88.4145°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On September 1, 1957 at 05:30 AM, Blackbushe – Karachi – New Delhi – Calcutta – Singapore experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes, operated by Airwork - UK, with the event recorded near Calcutta-Dum Dum West Bengal.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
64 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 64 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 58, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The Hermes aircraft was on a non-scheduled passenger flight from Blackbushe Airport, England to Singapore with stops at Karachi, Delhi and Calcutta. While making a radar assisted approach to run way 01R at Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, it collided (at 0000 hour GMT) with a Dakota aircraft which was lined up on runway 01L. The Dakota was destroyed and four members of the crew, the only occupants on board, were fatally injured. The Hermes sustained substantial damage but was not repaired. Two passengers were injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration G-AKFP, MSN 81/1, year of manufacture 1948.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 22.6365°, 88.4145°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The Hermes aircraft was on a non-scheduled passenger flight from Blackbushe Airport, England to Singapore with stops at Karachi, Delhi and Calcutta. While making a radar assisted approach to run way 01R at Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, it collided (at 0000 hour GMT) with a Dakota aircraft which was lined up on runway 01L. The Dakota was destroyed and four members of the crew, the only occupants on board, were fatally injured. The Hermes sustained substantial damage but was not repaired. Two passengers were injured.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
58
Estimated Survivors
64
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 64
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Blackbushe – Karachi – New Delhi – Calcutta – Singapore
Operator
Airwork - UKFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • India
Aircraft Details
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