Oakington - Oakington

While completing training manoeuvres in the vicinity of RAF Oakington, the twin engine airplane collided with a private Cessna 150 registered G-ATKF. The pilot of the Cessna was able to perform an emergency landing as well as the crew of the Varsity who landed at RAF Oakington. Nevertheless, the aircraft was later considered as damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Oakington - Oakington

Aircraft

Vickers Varsity

Registration

WJ895

MSN

619

Year of Manufacture

1952

Date

August 21, 1969 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Oakington Cambridgeshire

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Coordinates

52.2614°, 0.0693°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On August 21, 1969 at 12:00 AM, Oakington - Oakington experienced a crash involving Vickers Varsity, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Oakington Cambridgeshire.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While completing training manoeuvres in the vicinity of RAF Oakington, the twin engine airplane collided with a private Cessna 150 registered G-ATKF. The pilot of the Cessna was able to perform an emergency landing as well as the crew of the Varsity who landed at RAF Oakington. Nevertheless, the aircraft was later considered as damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration WJ895, MSN 619, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.2614°, 0.0693°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While completing training manoeuvres in the vicinity of RAF Oakington, the twin engine airplane collided with a private Cessna 150 registered G-ATKF. The pilot of the Cessna was able to perform an emergency landing as well as the crew of the Varsity who landed at RAF Oakington. Nevertheless, the aircraft was later considered as damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Oakington - Oakington

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Vickers Varsity

Registration

WJ895

MSN

619

Year of Manufacture

1952