Lindholme - Lindholme

On June 14, 1966 at 12:00 AM, Lindholme - Lindholme experienced a crash involving Vickers Varsity, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Immingham Lincolnshire.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 14.3%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed RAF Lindholme on a training mission. While in cruising altitude, the airplane collided with a private Cessna 337 registered G-ATJO. The Cessna went out of control and crashed in a field, killing its pilot, sole on board. Following the collision, three cadets on board the Varsity bailed out and the captain attempted an emergency landing in a field. Six crew members were found alive while one of the cadet who bailed was killed as his parachute was not properly fastened. The aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration WF334, MSN 526, year of manufacture 1951.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.6160°, -0.2137°.