Jurby - Leconfield

On November 26, 1951 at 08:15 AM, Jurby - Leconfield experienced a crash involving Avro 694 Lincoln, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Leconfield AFB (Beverley) Yorkshire.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 13.3%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was returning to RAF Leconfield, carrying four crew members and 11 passengers who were returning to their base after playing a rugby game at RAF Jurby, Isle of Man. On final approach, at an altitude of 500 feet, the pilot-in-command deployed the flaps when the airplane stalled. He increased engine power but the airplane banked left, causing the left wingtip to hit the ground. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in a field short of runway. Two passengers, two young rugby players, were killed while 13 other occupants were injured at different degrees. The aircraft was destroyed. Crew: Charles D. Lee, pilot, F/Sgt Donald Munrow, F/O Keith F Hopkins, F/Sgt John L. S. Robinson. Passengers: S/Ldr Leslie Gordon Weldon Lilly, LAC E. R. Hayes, LAC R. C. Marshall, AC1 E. A. Watkins, AC1 R. W. Reaney, AC J. Sowden, LAC R. Smith, LAC E. Rawson, AC B. Mortimer Tech Robert Taylor, † LAC Roy Edward Skeldon. †

Aircraft reference details include registration RF500.