Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 29 March 1951
Aircraft Type: Vickers Valetta C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: VW187
Location: Entebbe Airport (EBB) –
ÿ Uganda
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
An engine failure resulted in an aborted takeoff, causing the Valetta to overshoot the runway. This led to a potential runway excursion.An engine failure resulted in an aborted takeoff, causing the Valetta to overshoot the runway. This led to a potential runway excursion.
Description
An engine failure forced the crew to abort the takeoff. The Valetta could not be stopped on the runway and overshot.
Primary Cause
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