BG271

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.

Flight / Schedule

BG271

Registration

BG271

Date

March 30, 1953 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

BG271