Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 05 SEP 1956 |
| Tipo: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Operador: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registración: | WD165 |
| Numéro de série: | 494 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1950-11-22 (5 years 10 months) |
| Motores: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 1,6 km (1 milles) de la costa de Car Nicobar Airport (CBD) (India) |
| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
| Car Nicobar Airport (CBD/VOCX), India |
An engine failed while on approach to the Car Nicobar Island Airport. The Valetta ditched just offshore.
Fuentes:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
