Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 23 December 1967
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-125-3B
Owner/operator: Autair International Airways
Registration Number: G-AVGW
Location: 0,8 km W of London-Luton Airport (LTN) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A Beecham Group corporate jet crashed into Vauxhall Motors factory during a crew training flight, resulting in a significant damage and potential safety hazard.A Beecham Group corporate jet crashed into Vauxhall Motors factory during a crew training flight, resulting in a significant damage and potential safety hazard.
Description
The corporate jet aircraft was owned by The Beecham Group and operated by Autair International on a crew training flight for the first officer to complete his conversion onto the HS-125. During a local flight from Luton Airport exercises were flown in the area, which were to be concluded with a simulated engine failure on take-off, followed by an asymmetric approach and single-engined landing. It climbed to around 300 feet before it descended and crashed onto the roof of the Vauxhall Motors factory, about half a mile west from the end of runway 26. The accident was caused by an almost total reduction of engine power. The reason for which was not determined.
Primary Cause
Near-total reduction of engine power leading to a loss of lift.Near-total reduction of engine power leading to a loss of lift.Share on:
