Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 Aftermath Footage | 5 January 1969 Fernhill, United Kingdom

Source(s):
– Clip 1:
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/214728/
– Clip 2:
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/146087/

Accident Description:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CnB7PL3P0zF/?igshid=OGQ2MjdiOTE=

Photos Archive:
https://x.com/aircrashdaily/status/1610947326847365121?s=19

𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗔𝗳𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟳𝟬𝟭 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Kabul to London with intermediate stops in Kandahar, Beirut, Istanbul and Frankfurt. The flight was being operated by a Boeing 727 (Reg. YA-FAR) on 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟱, 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟵.

The plane departed Frankfurt at 00:36 UTC. After contacting London Airways at 01:13 the crew learned that runway 27 was in use at Gatwick and that the RVR was 100 metres. The plane called Gatwick Approach at 01:27. At 01:31, about 8 miles from touchdown the captain informed ATC that the plane was established on the ILS localiser. After intercepting the glideslope the descent from 2,000 feet was started. At that point a “stabilizer out of trim” warning light illuminated. The engineer warned the captain who then saw that the autopilot was trimming the plane’s nose-down. The captain then disconnected the autopilot and re-trimmed the plane slightly nose-up.

The plane crossed the ILS outer marker on the glide slope at 01:33 and the captain called for 30° flap. As the flaps extended the rate of descent increased and the plane began to go below the glide-slope. After the co-pilot called at 400 feet, the captain tried to trim the plane’s nose-up. Both pilots then pulled back on the control column and at the same time the captain applied full power. The plane continued to descend and seconds later collided with tree trunks. This impact removed part of the starboard wing and the plane began to roll to the right. The plane struck the ground and momentarily became airborne again before colliding with a house and disintegrating.

𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲:
“The accident was the result of the commander inadvertently allowing the aircraft to descend below the glide slope during the final stage of an approach to land until it was too low for recovery to be effected.”

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1:43 Clip 2

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