WF384

While completing a training sortie, the crew encountered a double engine failure and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field located near Fenton and came to rest in a river. While both crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

WF384

Aircraft

Vickers Varsity

Registration

WF384

MSN

543

Year of Manufacture

1952

Date

October 25, 1954 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Fenton Nottinghamshire

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Coordinates

53.3384°, -0.8124°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On October 25, 1954 at 12:00 AM, WF384 experienced a crash involving Vickers Varsity, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Fenton Nottinghamshire.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While completing a training sortie, the crew encountered a double engine failure and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field located near Fenton and came to rest in a river. While both crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration WF384, MSN 543, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.3384°, -0.8124°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While completing a training sortie, the crew encountered a double engine failure and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field located near Fenton and came to rest in a river. While both crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Vickers Varsity

Registration

WF384

MSN

543

Year of Manufacture

1952