ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 590
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| Date: | Monday 21 August 1978 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  North American (Noorduyn) AT-16ND Harvard IIB |
| Owner/operator: | W. Daams |
| Registration: | PH-KMA |
| MSN: | 14A-1216 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Air show at Bex Airport (LSGB),Vaud, -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The North American Harvard PH-KMA was taxiing for take off when it entered the active runway, (without ATC clearance) and collided head on with Spitfire AB910 that had just started its take off run. PH-KMA was pushed back 50 yards, there was no fire and all the aircrew escaped the crash with the only injury being a broken leg suffered by the Harvard pilot. The' key.aero/forum' site give a detailed report and photograph of the accident, taken by a spectator.
The Harvard was a written off. The remains of the aircraft has been on display in the Österreichisches Luftfahrtmuseum, Graz - ThalerhofMap Airfield, Austria since June 2000.
The Spitfire was recovered to RAF Abingdon England for extensive repairs, being returned to the 'Battle of Britain Flight' at RAF Coningsby in October 1981.
Sources:
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/vickerssupermarine.pdf
https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/77486-accident-to-bbmf-spitfire-v-ab910-bex-1978
http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/AB910.htm
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/183675/PH-KMA
ex.USAAF/43-12917, RAF/FT176, KLu/B-56, MLD/043.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jul-2018 09:04 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Jul-2018 09:05 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Date] |
| 23-Sep-2020 07:06 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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