Last updated: 12 May 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 6 July 1965 |
| Time: | 16:00 GMT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hastings C.1A |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | TG577 |
| MSN: | HP67/68 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 35 / Occupants: 35 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 41 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Little Baldon ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Abingdon RAF Station (ABB/EGUD), United Kingdom |
| Benson RAF Station (BEX/EGUB), United Kingdom |
The Hastings departed RAF Abingdon carrying parachute troops for a drop over Weston-on-the-Green. Shortly after takeoff the Hastings climbed steeply out of control, stalled and crashed into the field. It appeared that due to metal fatigue of two of the elevator bolts, additional stress on two more bolts caused the failure of those bolts.
Classification:
Elevator issue 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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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Abingdon RAF Station to Benson RAF Station as the crow flies is 17 km (11 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Abingdon RAF Station to Benson RAF Station as the crow flies is 17 km (11 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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