Date:	Saturday 1 August 1953
Time:	day
Type:	Auster AOP.6
Owner/operator:	664 Sqn/1969 (Reserve) AOP Flt RAF
Registration:	VF520
MSN:	2289
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Ingoldmells, 3 miles north of Skegness, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Skegness Airfield, Skegness, Lincolnshire (EGNI)
Destination airport:	Skegness Airfield, Skegness, Lincolnshire (EGNI)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Auster AOP.6 VF520, 664 Squadron/1969 (Reserve) AOP Flt RAF: Delivered 13/11/1946. Written off (destroyed) 1/8/1953: The aircraft took off from Skegness Airport, Skegness, Lincolnshire for an 'air experience flight' and 'demonstation flying' sortie. The Auster completed only part of the circuit, before entering a steep turn to the right.

The Auster then flicked to the left, and dived into the ground. The cause of the crash was attributed to the aircraft stalling, with not enough alttiude to initiate a recovery. Both crew were killed

Crew of Auster VF520:
2nd Lieutenant (411846) Allan Robin BLACK (Army) - killed in service 1/8/1953
Captain (389914) George William CUMMINGS (Army) - killed in service 1/8/1953

The reported crash location of Ingoldmells is a coastal village, civil parish and resort in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A52, and 3 miles north from the resort of Skegness.

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.147 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.397
4. http://austerhg.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=135
5. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=2189
6. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VF
7. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1953
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingoldmells
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skegness#Air
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._664_Squadron_RAF#Post-war

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-May-2008 11:10	ASN archive	Added
25-Feb-2012 10:49	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
02-Mar-2012 06:38	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Narrative]
06-May-2021 18:50	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-May-2021 20:21	MiG17	Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator]
07-May-2021 15:14	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]