Incident Overview
Date: Friday 28 May 1948
Aircraft Type: Miles M.60 Marathon I
Owner/operator: Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment
Registration Number: G-AGPD
Location: near Amesbury –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: TailTail
Category: Accident
A Miles Marathon G-AGPD aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during a fly past near Boscombe Down. The aircraft lost height and crashed into trees due to a structural failure of the tail.A Miles Marathon G-AGPD aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during a fly past near Boscombe Down. The aircraft lost height and crashed into trees due to a structural failure of the tail.
Description
Miles Marathon G-AGPD took off from Boscombe Down at 13:02 for a fly past and some propeller feathering tests. The pilots had to hold near Boscombe Down until about 13:26 when their time came to perform a flypast. At 13:29 they radioed that they were about to crash. It appeared that a structural failure of the tail had occurred. The aircraft lost height and crashed into trees.
Primary Cause
Structural failure of the tail.Structural failure of the tail.Share on:
