Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 7 July 1936
Aircraft Type: Vickers Valentia
Owner/operator: 216 (BT) Sqn RAF
Registration Number: K3166
Location: Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: Aircraft (specifically the wing)Aircraft (specifically the wing)
Category: Accident
A Vickers Valentia K3166 transport aircraft of RAF Heliopolis crashed during a night flying exercise, losing height from 800 feet with side slip, striking the aerodrome fence, and ultimately turning over. Three fatalities (3 non-RAF) and six injured (4 non-RAF) resulted from the incident.A Vickers Valentia K3166 transport aircraft of RAF Heliopolis crashed during a night flying exercise, losing height from 800 feet with side slip, striking the aerodrome fence, and ultimately turning over. Three fatalities (3 non-RAF) and six injured (4 non-RAF) resulted from the incident.
Description
The Vickers Valentia K3166 transport aircraft of 216 (Bomber Transport) Sqdn RAF Heliopolis, crashed whilst engaged in a night flying exercise. The aircraft came into land to one side of a flare path, lost height from 800 feet with side slip, struck the aerodrome fence, hit ground with a wing, and turned over before catching fire from a Holt flare. Of the 13 on board, 7 were killed (3 non RAF) and 6 injured (4 non RAF).
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a Holt flare, resulting in a wing strike and subsequent fire.Loss of control due to a Holt flare, resulting in a wing strike and subsequent fire.Share on:
