Handley Page Dart Herald - Accidents and Incidents

Accidents and Incidents

• On 10 August 1958, the prototype Dart Herald was due to appear at Farnborough air show but suffered an engine failure en route from Woodley. The fuel lines ruptured and a serious fire ensued. The engine bearers burned through and the aircraft was finally crash landed by the pilot, Squadron Leader H. Hazelden in a field. The landing was acknowledged as an astonishing feat of airmanship.
• On 17 March 1965, after a structural failure of the fuselage, Eastern Provincial Airways Flight 102 crashed near Upper Musquodoboit, Canada killing all eight people on board. The fuselage had split lengthwise along its belly owing to corrosion, and after signs of corrosion were found both in one of BEA's Herald and the remaining Alia aircraft, all Heralds in service were recalled by Handley Page for repair and corrosion-proofing.
• On 10 April 1965, JY-ACQ a Royal Jordanian Airlines Herald crashed into a hill near Damascus, Syria killing all 54 passengers and crew on board.
• On 3 November 1967, a Sadia Handley Page Dart Herald 214 registration PP-SDJ flying from São Paulo-Congonhas to Curitiba-Afonso Pena collided with a hill during the approach to Curitiba. All crew and 21 passengers died; four passengers survived.
• On 24 February 1969, Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104 crashed on approach after engine two failed near Tainan, Taiwan killing all 36 on board.