Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 28 August 1962
Aircraft Type: Vickers Valetta T.3
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WJ480
Location: 8 km WNW of Chippenham, Wiltshire –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, engine control)Aircraft Control System (specifically, engine control)
Category: Accident
A RAF No.2 Air Navigation School aircraft experienced a single engine overshoot, resulting in a crash and fire. The aircraft was unable to maintain altitude.A RAF No.2 Air Navigation School aircraft experienced a single engine overshoot, resulting in a crash and fire. The aircraft was unable to maintain altitude.
Description
The Valetta could not maintain height during single engine overshoot, contacted trees, crashed and caught fire. It was operated by the RAF No.2 Air Navigation School.
Primary Cause
Single engine overshoot ? lack of control during an altitude change.Single engine overshoot ? lack of control during an altitude change.Share on:
