Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 6 August 1958 |
Type: | Vickers Valetta T.4 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | WJ467 |
MSN: | 592 |
First flight: | 1952-02-07 (6 years 6 months) |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 4,8 km (3 mls) NW of Leeming RAF Station ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Leeming RAF Station (EGXE), United Kingdom |
Destination airport: | Leeming RAF Station (EGXE), United Kingdom |
Narrative:The Valetta was engaged in a training flight out of RAF Leeming. During single engine flight, the working engine lost power. The aircraft could not maintain height and bellylanded in a field.
Classification:
Gear-up landing
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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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.