Singapore - Singapore

On May 29, 1961 at 02:36 PM, Singapore - Singapore experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Singapore-Seletar All Singapore.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was engaged in a local supply dropping training mission at Singapore-Seletar Airport. While cruising in the vicinity of the airfield at low height, the crew reported the failure of the engine n°2. The pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that banked left, stalled and crashed in a field located few km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 13 occupants were killed. Crew: F/Lt A. Lyne, pilot, F/Lt G. E. Hickman, copilot, F/Lt P. G. Tarling, navigator, Sgt J. A. Wells, flight engineer, Sgt J. J. McConnell, signaller. Passengers: Cpl G. Barnard, Cpl A. C. Howitt, Cpl H. W. Smith, Dvr A. D. G. Box, Dvr A. C. King, Dvr D. McG. Tennant, Dvr F. E. Smith, Dvr D. Wroe.

Aircraft reference details include registration WD497, MSN 125, year of manufacture 1951.