Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 September 1950
Aircraft Type: Vickers Valetta C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: VX499
Location: 13 km off Aden-Khormaksar RAF Station (ADE) –
ÿ Yemen
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Category: Accident
A Valetta single-engine asymmetric flight resulted in a loss of engine power, leading to a ditching off the coast.A Valetta single-engine asymmetric flight resulted in a loss of engine power, leading to a ditching off the coast.
Description
The Valetta was practicing a single engine (asymmetric) overshoot at RAF Khormaksar when the remaining engine failed. The aircraft ditched off the coast.
Primary Cause
Loss of engine power during asymmetric flight.Loss of engine power during asymmetric flight.Share on:
