Avro 652 Anson
Safety Rating
9.8/10Total Incidents
522
Total Fatalities
809
Incident History
Mercy Mission
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean off River Cess Town. Occupant's fate unknown.
Mercy Mission
On approach to Uzuakoli, the pilot lowered the landing gear but they apparently failed to lock. A belly landing was completed. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Spartan Air Services
Crashed at Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, killing the pilot. Aircraft was stolen by the AME, who was not authorized to fly the aircraft solo, and flown recklessly a short distance up the Yukon River valley, before crashing on the southwest side of the river just above Miles Canyon.
Compania Impulsora de Aviación
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Mexico during the year 1963. The exact date remains unknown.
Royal Air Force - RAF
The crew was supposed to land at Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport but was unable to locate the airfield due to a limited visibility caused by foggy conditions. Low fuel reserve forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing on a beach in Cherbourg. While both occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Canadian Government
The aircraft was carrying a passenger and a pilot on behalf of the British Columbia Department of Public Works who should make a view of a bridge located at Sooke before returning to Patricia Bay. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft climbed steeply to about 50 feet slowly veering and rolling to the left in a nose high attitude until it stalled and crashed in flames in a field. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and both occupants were killed. It is believed the pilot was inexperienced.
Royal Air Force - RAF
The crew was completing a local training mission at RAF Mildenhall when an engine failed in flight. The airplane lost height, struck trees, a pole and the roof of a house before crashing in a field located one mile southwest of the airbase. Both crew members were rescued and the aircraft was written off.
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On a flight from Jurien Bay to Perth, carrying a load of crayfish, the right engine failed. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing 12 km north of Lancelin. All three occupants were uninjured while the aircraft and the cargo were lost.
Royal Air Force - RAF
While approaching RAF Jurby in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft struck a hill and crashed at North Barulle, killing all six occupants. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to low clouds. Crew: W/Cdr J. L. Aron, S/Ldr C. Heseltine, F/Lt H. D. Furness, F/Lt B. H. Miller, M/Tech E. N. Robinson, F/Sgt R. J. Bridgeman.
Compania Impulsora de Aviación
Suffered an accident somewhere in Mexico during the year 1960. The exact date remains unknown. There were no injuries but the aircraft was written off.
Royal Air Force - RAF
Following an uneventful training mission from RAF St Athan, the crew mistakenly belly landed at RAF Chivenor. The aircraft slid for several yards before coming to rest and was damaged beyond repair. Both pilots were unhurt.
Royal Air Force - RAF
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Llanbedr. After landing, the airplane swung and veered off runway. While contacting a soil field, the undercarriage were torn off and the airplane came to rest with its left wing partially sheared off. While both crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Royal Air Force - RAF
The twin engine aircraft was engaged in a special flight from RAF Northolt to RAF Marham, carrying two cameraman from the BBC and two crew members. Shortly after takeoff from RAF Northolt, while climbing, the left engine failed. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed on the roof of the Premier Foods egg packing building located in Victoria road in Ruislip, about 1,5 mile north of the airfield. Both passengers were unhurt while both pilots were seriously injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Royal Air Force - RAF
One of the main gear collapsed while taxiing at Gütersloh AFB. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was written off.
Flinders Island Airways
The crew was performing a cargo flight from Whitemark (Flinders Island) to Melbourne-Moorabbin with a load of crayfish. While overflying Bass Strait, an engine failed. The crew jettisoned the cargo but was unable to maintain a safe altitude. While approaching Loch, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames onto a hill. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.
Royal Air Force - RAF
The crew was performing a training flight from RAF Binbrook to RAF Leeming. On touchdown, the tail wheel detached. The airplane swung on runway and went out of control before coming to rest. While both crew members were uninjured, the airplane was considered as damaged beyond repair. Strong cross winds were blowing at the time of the accident.
Royal Air Force - RAF
The crew was completing a local training mission at RAF Boscombe Down when, on final approach, the twin engine aircraft was too low and crashed short of runway. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was written off.
Royal Air Force - RAF
The tire on the right main gear burst on touchdown at RAF Jurby. The airplane went out of control and came to rest. While both crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was written off.
Royal Air Force - RAF
The crew was performing a flight from RAF Bovingdon to RAF Ballykelly on behalf of the coastal communications commando. While in cruising altitude, the crew was informed about the deterioration of the weather conditions at destination and was instructed to divert to RAF Valley. Shortly later, while flying in clouds, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Tal y Fan. The aircraft was demolished and all three crew members were killed.
Royal Air Force - RAF
On touchdown at RAF Colerne, the undercarriage were sheared off. The aircraft skidded on its belly and came to rest. Both crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Royal Air Force - RAF
The crew was completing a training mission from RAF Debden. On approach to RAF Roborough in marginal weather conditions, the pilot made a mistake with the heading settings (error of 20°). On short final, he realized he was not properly aligned with the runway and elected to make a last-second correction to avoid an ambulance parking when the airplane crashed and came to rest in a boundary fence. Both pilots were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Royal Air Force - RAF
Upon landing, an undercarriage collapsed. The aircraft slid for several yards and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Pacific Western Airlines - PWA
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Matheson Point. Occupant's fate remains unknown.
Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas
The twin engine aircraft departed Tuxtla Gutierrez Airport at 0915LT for a 30 minutes flight to Yajalón. While approaching Yajalón Airport, the airplane collided with a second Anson registered XB-YUZ and also operated by Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas. Inbound from San Cristóbal de Las Casas, the second Anson was carrying four passengers and a crew of two. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All 17 occupants on both aircraft were killed. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.
Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas
The twin engine aircraft departed San Cristóbal de Las Casas around 0920LT on a flight to Yajalón. While approaching Yajalón Airport, the airplane collided with a second Anson registered XB-YUB and also operated by Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas. Inbound from Tuxtla Gutiérrez , the second Anson was carrying nine passengers and a crew of two. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All 17 occupants on both aircraft were killed. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.
Pacific Western Airlines - PWA
Crashed in unknown circumstances. The aircraft was destroyed.
Royal Air Force - RAF
While conducting a training sortie, the crew reported to ATC that he lost an engine and obtained the permission to divert to RAF Cranfield for an emergency landing. Few minutes later, the left engine lost power and the captain realized it was not possible to reach the airbase so he decided to attempt an emergency landing in a field located 1,5 mile short of runway. The airplane slid for several yards and came to rest. All four crew members were uninjured but the airplane was written off.
Royal Air Force - RAF
After taxiing in at RAF Chivenor, Devon, an ambulance was reversed in front of it to transfer a patient from the Anson. The pilot increased rpm to prevent oiling the plugs but the aircraft moved forward and struck the ambulance. The fuselage was twisted and the tail damaged. There were no injuries.
Royal Air Force - RAF
While taxiing at RAF Hemswell on a local training flight, the aircraft suffered an undercarriage collapse. The airplane came to rest on its belly and was considered as damaged beyond repair. Both pilots were unhurt.
Royal Air Force - RAF
For unknown reason, the aircraft landed hard. After it vacated the runway via a taxiway, an undercarriage collapsed. The aircraft came to rest and was damaged beyond repair. Both pilots were uninjured.
Royal Air Force - RAF
En route to RAF Ouston on a flight from RAF Turnhouse, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following a fuel exhaustion. The airplane crash landed in Stagshaw Bank, about two miles north of Corbridge. Both crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Pacific Western Airlines - PWA
Crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties.
Riverton Airways
En route, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The twin engine aircraft crash landed near Grass River and came to rest. All four occupants were rescued.
Royal Air Force - RAF
Shortly after takeoff from Gibraltar-North Front Airport, while on a local training mission, the airplane stalled and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft was lost.
Northern Wings
Crashed in unknown circumstances near the Natashquan Airport, north of Pointe-Parent, Quebec. Occupant fate remains unknown.
AREA Ecuador - Aerovias Ecuatorianas
Crashed in unknown circumstances while approaching Tulcán Airport. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Royal Air Force - RAF
The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following a fuel exhaustion. The twin engine aircraft crash landed in a field and came to rest. There were no injuries.
Royal Air Force - RAF
Few minutes after takeoff from Croydon, while on a local training flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Apparently, the pilot reduced his altitude in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground when the airplane clip trees and crashed in a wooded area located in Titsey Hill, about 7 miles southeast of Croydon Airport. Two crew members were rescued while two others were killed, among them S/Ldr Archibald Reginald Gerald Jackson.
Austin Airways
The twin engine aircraft crashed on landing at Desolation Lake. The accident occurred in snow falls. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was written off.
Royal Air Force - RAF
Suffered an undercarriage failure while taking off from RAF Acklington. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Zonen Aviation - Zone-Redningskorpset Flyve-Tjenesten
The crew was performing an ambulance flight from Frankfurt to Genoa to pick up a patient. After passing over Bern, the crew was authorized to descend to 6,000 feet and passing over the Lake of Geneva, weather conditions worsened. At an altitude of about 5,600 feet, the airplane went through clouds and the pilot made a turn to the left of 20° for unknown reasons when the airplane struck the northeast face of Mt Le Grammont (2,172 meters) located six km northwest of Vouvry. The wreckage was found less than ten meters below the summit and both crew members were killed. Crew: Cpt Johann-Christian Jessen, pilot, Niels-Michael Seierde, radio operator.
Airwork East Africa
On final approach to Kitale Airport, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed few km short of runway threshold. All three occupants were killed. It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a wing failure on final.
Royal Air Force - RAF
The pilot was performing a local training sortie at Belfast City Airport and was completing a single engine approach when he was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The aircraft crash landed in a field located south of Castlereagh and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot J. Fothergill, a civilian working for Short Brothers and Harland, was uninjured.
Royal Air Force - RAF
The crew was completing a local training mission out from Gibraltar Airport. On final, the crew shut down an engine to simulate a failure. When the undercarriage were lowered, the aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea few hundred yards short of runway threshold. While both pilots were rescued, the aircraft was lost. It is believed the aircraft's speed was too low when the undercarriage were lowered, causing it to stall.
Royal Air Force - RAF
Crashed on landing. Both pilots were unhurt. Aircraft written off.
Royal Air Force - RAF
Loss of power just after liftoff caused the aircraft to stall and to crash. Both pilots were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Royal Air Force - RAF
During the takeoff run, at high speed, an undercarriage collapsed. The airplane skidded on runway and eventually came to rest. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Royal Air Force - RAF
Following an uneventful flight from RAF Turnhouse, the crew landed at Wick Airport but while taxiing, encountered heavy winds. The airplane veered off taxiway and lost its undercarriage before coming to rest. Both crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Safety Profile
Reliability
Reliable
This rating is based on historical incident data and may not reflect current operational safety.