Prestwick – Boscombe Down

On June 16, 1961 at 12:00 AM, Prestwick – Boscombe Down experienced a crash involving Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, operated by Aeroplane %26 Armament Experimental Establishment - A%26AEE, with the event recorded near Kinlet Shropshire.

The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was flight 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 listed crash cause is human factor. On a delivery flight from Prestwick to RAF Boscombe Down, both engines failed. The pilot elected to restart the engine but without success and eventually decided to attempt an emergency landing in a field located in Kinlet, Shropshire. While descending, the airplane struck trees and crashed. The pilot was uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration XL664, MSN 135.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.4195°, -2.4162°.