Incident Overview
Date: Monday 17 September 1951
Aircraft Type: Vickers Valetta C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: VW813
Location: near Loka –
ÿ South Sudan
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Outer wingOuter wing
Category: Accident
A Vickers Valetta VW813 aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its outer wing during turbulence, resulting in a breakup and subsequent crash.A Vickers Valetta VW813 aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its outer wing during turbulence, resulting in a breakup and subsequent crash.
Description
Vickers Valetta VW813 suffered a failure of an outer wing in turbulence. The aircraft broke up and crashed.
Primary Cause
Turbulence conditions likely induced excessive stress on the outer wing structure.Turbulence conditions likely induced excessive stress on the outer wing structure.Share on:
