TG499

While cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet during a training sortie, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in Beacon Hill, Wiltshire. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all three crew members were killed.

Flight / Schedule

TG499

Registration

TG499

MSN

3

Year of Manufacture

1948

Date

September 26, 1949 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Beacon Hill Wiltshire

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Coordinates

51.1834°, -1.7221°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On September 26, 1949 at 12:00 AM, TG499 experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Beacon Hill Wiltshire.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet during a training sortie, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in Beacon Hill, Wiltshire. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TG499, MSN 3, year of manufacture 1948.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.1834°, -1.7221°.

Fatalities

Total

3

Crew

3

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet during a training sortie, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in Beacon Hill, Wiltshire. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all three crew members were killed.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

TG499

MSN

3

Year of Manufacture

1948