HM650

While in cruising altitude, an engine caught fire. The pilot aged 18 reduced his height and completed an emergency landing in a field. On touchdown, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.

Flight / Schedule

HM650

Registration

HM650

Date

May 21, 1952 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Holme-on-Spalding-Moor AFB Yorkshire

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On May 21, 1952 at 12:00 AM, HM650 experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Holme-on-Spalding-Moor AFB Yorkshire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While in cruising altitude, an engine caught fire. The pilot aged 18 reduced his height and completed an emergency landing in a field. On touchdown, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration HM650.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While in cruising altitude, an engine caught fire. The pilot aged 18 reduced his height and completed an emergency landing in a field. On touchdown, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

HM650