Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 6 January 1954
Aircraft Type: Vickers Valetta T.3
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WJ474
Location: near Aldbury, Hertfordshire –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude and impact with a tree due to severe blizzard conditions shortly after takeoff.An aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude and impact with a tree due to severe blizzard conditions shortly after takeoff.
Description
Four minutes after takeoff the aircraft lost height and hit a tree during a blizzard.
Primary Cause
Severe blizzard conditions and rapid loss of altitude caused by turbulence.Severe blizzard conditions and rapid loss of altitude caused by turbulence.Share on:
