Belfast - Belfast

On September 17, 1956 at 12:00 AM, Belfast - Belfast experienced a crash involving Avro 652 Anson, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Belfast Antrim.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The pilot was performing a local training sortie at Belfast City Airport and was completing a single engine approach when he was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The aircraft crash landed in a field located south of Castlereagh and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot J. Fothergill, a civilian working for Short Brothers and Harland, was uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration VS589.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.6376°, -6.1547°.