WJ938

On March 26, 1953 at 12:00 AM, WJ938 experienced a crash involving Vickers Varsity, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Nicosia Nicosia.

The flight was categorized as military 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 technical failure. While taxiing for takeoff, the nose wheel steering system failed. The pilot informed ATC and continued to taxi using other braking systems and attempted a double bend when the brakes failed. The aircraft veered off the taxiway and collided with parked fuel tanks. There were no casualties while the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration WJ938.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.1254°, 33.1912°.