ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Valetta C.1 VX498 Choma Airport (FLCH)
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Status:
Date:Sunday 24 June 1951
Type:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers Valetta C.1
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: VX498
MSN:
First flight: 1950
Engines: 2 Bristol Hercules 230
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Choma Airport (FLCH) (   Zambia)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Livingstone Airport (LVI/FLLI), Zambia
Destination airport:Ndola Airport (NLA/FLND), Zambia
Narrative:
The Valetta attempted to land at Choma following an engine failure. The aircraft could not be brought to a stop on the runway and overran. It impacted an ant hill, which caused the undercarriage to collapse.

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» 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
» UK Serials


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photo of Vickers-Valetta-C-1-VX498
accident date: 24-06-1951
type: Vickers Valetta C.1
registration: VX498
 

Map
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 Livingstone Airport to Ndola Airport as the crow flies is 614 km (384 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.
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