BG271
Flight / Schedule
BG271
Aircraft
Airspeed AS.10 OxfordRegistration
BG271
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFDate
March 30, 1953 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Great Malvern Worcestershire
Region
Europe • United Kingdom
Coordinates
52.1110°, -2.3286°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On March 30, 1953 at 12:00 AM, BG271 experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Great Malvern Worcestershire.
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, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. While performing a training flight with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration BG271.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.1110°, -2.3286°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While performing a training flight with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • United Kingdom
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Airspeed AS.10 OxfordRegistration
BG271
