ASN Aircraft accident Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.1 XL966 Mount Meru
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Date:Thursday 2 March 1961
Type:Silhouette image of generic TPIN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.1
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: XL966
MSN: 514
First flight: 1957-08-29 (3 years 6 months)
Engines: 2 Alvis Leonides 514
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Mount Meru (   Tanzania)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The Twin Pioneer was on a supply dropping mission when it flew into rising terrain.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley


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