Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 June 1941
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland I
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF, lsf Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: P9603
Location: off Popton Point, Milford Haven –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Sunderland P9603 aircraft crashed on rocks off Popton Point, Milford Haven, following an overshot flare path during a reconnaissance patrol. Three crew members were seriously injured, with Sqn Ldr Hick and FO Scutts tragically dying. The incident resulted in minor injuries to the crew.A Sunderland P9603 aircraft crashed on rocks off Popton Point, Milford Haven, following an overshot flare path during a reconnaissance patrol. Three crew members were seriously injured, with Sqn Ldr Hick and FO Scutts tragically dying. The incident resulted in minor injuries to the crew.
Description
Sunderland P9603 departed RAF Mount Batten, at 21:00 hours to carry out a reconnaissance patrol. While attempting to alight after the completion of the patrol , the aircraft overshot the flare path and crashed on rocks off Popton Point, Milford Haven. The three Pilots of the aircraft were seriously injured, but the airmen members of the crew escaped with minor injuries and shock. Sqn Ldr Hick and FO Scutts died later of their injuries.
Primary Cause
Overshot flare path during a reconnaissance patrol.Overshot flare path during a reconnaissance patrol.Share on:
