Incident Overview
Date: Monday 12 January 1953
Aircraft Type: Handley Page Hastings C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: TG602
Location: 5,6 km WSW of Shallufa RAF Station –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: TailplaneTailplane
Category: Accident
A Hastings transport plane experienced a catastrophic loss of control during takeoff, resulting in a crash into the ground. The elevator failures were triggered by a previously unaddressed modification involving increased diameter bolts in the tail section.A Hastings transport plane experienced a catastrophic loss of control during takeoff, resulting in a crash into the ground. The elevator failures were triggered by a previously unaddressed modification involving increased diameter bolts in the tail section.
Description
The Hastings transport plane climbed away in steep turns after takeoff. At a height of about 2000 feet the starboard elevator broke away, followed by the port elevator and the tailplane. The aircraft lost control and crashed into the ground. Investigation revealed that a certain modification which included the installation of increased diameter bolts in the tail section had not been carried out on TG602.
Source of Information
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Failure to implement a modification involving increased diameter bolts in the tail section.Failure to implement a modification involving increased diameter bolts in the tail section.Share on:
