Little Rissington - Little Rissington

On November 27, 1973 at 12:00 AM, Little Rissington - Little Rissington experienced a crash involving Vickers Varsity, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Little Rissington AFB Gloucestershire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) 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 completing a local training flight at RAF Little Rissington on behalf of the Central Flying School. After touchdown, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest. All three crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration WF411, MSN 557, year of manufacture 1952.