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Fecha: | martes 26 febrero 1952 |
Tipo: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
Operador: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registración: | VW827 |
Numéro de série: | 388 |
Año de Construcción: | 1949-06-20 (2 years 8 months) |
Motores: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | cerca Abingdon RAF Station (ABB) ( Reino Unido)
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Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
Naturaleza: | Militar |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Abingdon RAF Station (ABB/EGUD), Reino Unido |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Abingdon RAF Station (ABB/EGUD), Reino Unido |
Descripción:The aircraft was on a training flight with a simulated number 1 engine failure. The engine was shut down and the propeller was feathered. Then the remaining engine began to fail due to magneto problems. The crew attempted to unfeather the no. 1 prop in order to restart the engine. They failed to unfeather the prop and a forced landing was carried out.
Fuentes:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
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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.