Short S.25 Sunderland crash, Mar 27, 1946 (13 killed), Si...
Short S.25 Sunderland accident on March 27, 1946 near Singapore-Seletar, Singapore with 13 fatalities. Cause: Both left engines lost power during the...
- Date: March 27, 1946
- Aircraft: Short S.25 Sunderland
- Location: Singapore-Seletar, Singapore
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Both left engines lost power during the climb, and the heavily loaded aircraft stalled at low speed.
Sunderland PP103 of the RAF crashed into the Seletar River shortly after a night takeoff from Singapore Seletar. Both left engines lost power while the aircraft was climbing at about 200 feet, and the heavily loaded flying boat stalled. Thirteen occupants were killed and eight others were injured.