Stansted - Stansted

On December 4, 1967 at 12:00 AM, Stansted - Stansted experienced a crash involving Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy, operated by British European Airways - BEA, with the event recorded near Stansted Essex.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Stansted Airport. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the crew lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in flames in an open field. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were injured. The crew was simulating an engine failure at takeoff when control was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ASXP, MSN 6804, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.8870°, 0.2442°.