Potez 840 crash, Mar 29, 1981, Sumburgh
Potez 840 accident on March 29, 1981 near Sumburgh, Shetland (Zetland), United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Undercarriage malfunction; only the...
- Date: March 29, 1981
- Aircraft: Potez 840
- Location: Sumburgh, Shetland (Zetland), United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Undercarriage malfunction; only the right main gear extended and locked.
A Potez 840 (F-BMCY) on a private flight was diverted to Sumburgh because of poor weather at its destination. On approach only the right main landing gear extended and locked, so the crew made a belly landing. All seven occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.