Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 8 April 1959
Aircraft Type: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: XM288
Location: 0,8 km west off RAF Aden-Khormaksar (ADE) –
ÿ Yemen
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Twin Pioneer enginesTwin Pioneer engines
Category: Accident
A Twin Pioneer aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure, resulting in its unplanned ditching.A Twin Pioneer aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure, resulting in its unplanned ditching.
Description
Both engines failed. The Twin Pioneer ditched.
Primary Cause
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