ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21152
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| Date: | Monday 1 April 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) |
| Registration: | WJ994 |
| MSN: | R3/EA3/6619 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Farnborough Airfield, Farnborough, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Farnborough (EGUF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canberra WJ994 "19" of the Empire Test Pilots School was written off 1/4/1963: Control was lost when the port engine surged during final approach to an unauthorised 'roller' landing.The engine surge caused the Canberra to yaw badly and crash-land on the airfield, collapsing the undercarriage. The aircraft was written off and the pupil test pilot suspended from his Course.
Sources:
1. RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1983)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
3. http://www.na3t.org/air/photo/LA01152-1
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20130717113810/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com:80/hancrash.html
5. http://z1.ifrm.com/2511/66/0/p1031048/ETPS_Aircraft_over_the_years_selected.docx.]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2008 14:39 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Oct-2011 16:13 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2013 21:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2013 15:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2013 18:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2013 18:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Dec-2018 10:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2020 14:20 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2020 14:22 | Iwosh | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2022 10:59 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2022 12:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Operator] |
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