Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 5 March 1957
Aircraft Type: Blackburn Beverley C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: XH117
Location: Sutton Wick –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 22
Component Affected: Fuel system valveFuel system valve
Category: Accident
A Beverley aircraft crashed into a farm, resulting in the deaths of two people. The crash was triggered by a fuel starvation event, originating approximately 30 minutes after takeoff from RAF Abingdon. Investigation revealed a valve in the fuel system was installed backwards, leading to early fuel depletion.A Beverley aircraft crashed into a farm, resulting in the deaths of two people. The crash was triggered by a fuel starvation event, originating approximately 30 minutes after takeoff from RAF Abingdon. Investigation revealed a valve in the fuel system was installed backwards, leading to early fuel depletion.
Description
About 30 minutes after departing from RAF Abingdon, fuel starvation occurred. The Beverley crashed into a farm, killing two people on the ground. It appeared that a valve in the fuel system had been installed backwards, causing fuel starvation early in the flight.
Primary Cause
Valve installation backwards in the fuel system.Valve installation backwards in the fuel system.Share on:
