Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 16 DEC 1953 |
| Type: | Vickers Valetta C.2 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registratie: | VX575 |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | 1950 |
| Motoren: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 5 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 5 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 8 km (5 mijl) NNW of Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA) (Malta)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malta |
| Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malta |
Vickers Valetta VX575 departed Malta-Luqa Airport on a test flight when suddenly at a height of about 50 feet the nr.2 propeller oversped. The pilot attempted to feather the prop, but these attempts failed. He tried to return to the airport, but the aircraft could not maintain height. A forced belly landing was carried out outside the airport. The airplane caught fire.
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Malta-Luqa Airport en Malta-Luqa Airport bedraagt 0 km (0 miles).
De afstand tussen Malta-Luqa Airport en Malta-Luqa Airport bedraagt 0 km (0 miles).
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.
