Farnborough - Lyneham

On March 11, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Farnborough - Lyneham experienced a crash involving Percival P.66 Pembroke, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Andover Hampshire.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was engaged in a test flight on behalf of the Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS) and departed Farnborough for RAF Lyneham. Enroute, a technical failure occurred on the right engine that caught fire. The pilot-in-command reduced his altitude, contacted ATC and elected to make an emergency landing. After passing Chibolton and while descending through the last cloud layer, the starboard wing was on fire. While attempting to land, the airplane hit a tree and crashed in flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed. Crew: W/Cdr K. J. Sewell, F/Lt D. B. James, F/Lt J. C. Crouch.

Aircraft reference details include registration WV698, MSN 1, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.2078°, -1.4794°.