Incident Overview
Date: Monday 11 July 1955
Aircraft Type: Vickers Varsity T.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WJ904
Location: 7,2 km N of Thorney Island RAF Station –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
A Varsity aircraft, serving with RAF No.2 Air Navigation School, experienced a single-engine training flight when a propeller on the working engine was accidentally feathered. The aircraft crashed-landed, resulting in a loss of life.A Varsity aircraft, serving with RAF No.2 Air Navigation School, experienced a single-engine training flight when a propeller on the working engine was accidentally feathered. The aircraft crashed-landed, resulting in a loss of life.
Description
The Varsity was engaged in a single engine training flight when the propeller on the working engine was accidently feathered. The aircraft crash-landed. It was serving with RAF No.2 Air Navigation School.
Primary Cause
Propeller feathering during a single-engine training flight.Propeller feathering during a single-engine training flight.Share on:
