Narrative:
One engine failed shortly after takeoff from Khartoum. The pilot returned to the airport, but the Hastings stalled on finals and crash-landed.
» Hastings Bangs and Prangs and Splashes and Crashes
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 29 May 1959 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Hastings C.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | TG522 |
| MSN: | HP67/26 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 30 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,6 km (1 mls) S of Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT) ( Sudan)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan |
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One engine failed shortly after takeoff from Khartoum. The pilot returned to the airport, but the Hastings stalled on finals and crash-landed.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» Hastings Bangs and Prangs and Splashes and Crashes
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