Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 26 July 1955
Aircraft Type: Handley Page Hastings C.2
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WJ341
Location: Abingdon RAF Station (ABB) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: WingWing
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a groundlooping event, resulting in a wing breaking off during a slide. The runway was impacted.A small aircraft experienced a groundlooping event, resulting in a wing breaking off during a slide. The runway was impacted.
Description
Undershot the runway and groundlooped. One of the wings broke off in the slide.
Source of Information
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Loss of control during a slide, leading to a groundlooping and subsequent wing separation.Loss of control during a slide, leading to a groundlooping and subsequent wing separation.Share on:
