Lichfield - Lichfield

Hit a building with one of its wings while taxiing at RAF Lichfield. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Lichfield - Lichfield

Registration

PF966

Date

July 22, 1952 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Taxiing

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Lichfield AFB Staffordshire

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On July 22, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Lichfield - Lichfield experienced a crash involving Vickers 619 Wellington X, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Lichfield AFB Staffordshire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was taxiing at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. Hit a building with one of its wings while taxiing at RAF Lichfield. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PF966.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Hit a building with one of its wings while taxiing at RAF Lichfield. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Lichfield - Lichfield

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Taxiing

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

PF966