PP103

Safety history

• March 27, 1946AccidentHull loss

  Shortly after a night takeoff from Singapore-Seletar Airport, while climbing to a height of some 200 feet, both left engines lost power. Heavily loaded and at low speed, the airplane stalled and crashed into the Seletar River. Thirteen occupants were killed while eight others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Probable cause (official findings): Poor coordination by the crew led the flight engineer to inadvertently reduce power on both left engines during the initial climb, causing the a

  Short S.25 Sunderland · 13 fatalities

  Poor coordination by the crew led the flight engineer to inadvertently reduce power on both left engines during the initial climb, causing the aircraft to stall and crash. Full accident record