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1954 BOAC Lockheed Constellation crash information


1954 BOAC Lockheed Constellation crash
A BOAC Lockheed L-749A Constellation similar to the accident aircraft in landing configuration in 1955
Accident
Date13 March 1954
SummaryPilot error
SiteKallang Airport
01°18′26.68″N 103°52′24.16″E / 1.3074111°N 103.8733778°E / 1.3074111; 103.8733778
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLockheed L-749A Constellation
Aircraft nameBelfast
OperatorBritish Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)
RegistrationG-ALAM
Flight originSydney
1st stopoverDarwin, Australia
2nd stopoverJakarta, Indonesia
3rd stopoverKallang
DestinationLondon
Passengers31
Crew9
Fatalities33
Survivors7

A British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) Lockheed L-749A Constellation crashed and caught fire as it attempted to land at Kallang Airport on 13 March 1954, killing 33 of the 40 passengers and crew. The accident occurred when the aircraft struck a seawall on approach to the runway. The inquiry attributed this to crew tiredness, noting that the captain had been on duty for over 21 hours. It also criticised the response of the airport fire unit. This is the highest death toll of any aviation accident in Singapore.[1]

  1. ^ "All Singapore | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

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