Dishforth - Dishforth

On October 2, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Dishforth - Dishforth experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire.

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.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, 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 sortie in RAF Dishforth. On final approach with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the aircraft was too low, hit tree tops, stalled and crashed in a field. On ground, the undercarriage were sheared off and the aircraft slid for several yards before coming to rest short of the runway threshold. All four crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration TG519, MSN 23.