Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 11 November 1953
Aircraft Type: Vickers Valetta C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: VX490
Location: off Singapore Island –
ÿ Singapore
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft systems, specifically the radio communication system and the aircraft’s navigation and control systems.Aircraft systems, specifically the radio communication system and the aircraft’s navigation and control systems.
Category: Accident
A Valetta aircraft, operating on a post-maintenance test flight, experienced a radio communication loss during a storm. The pilot requested a climb to 4000 feet and subsequently broke up due to the storm. The incident occurred from Singapore-Changi RAF Station.A Valetta aircraft, operating on a post-maintenance test flight, experienced a radio communication loss during a storm. The pilot requested a climb to 4000 feet and subsequently broke up due to the storm. The incident occurred from Singapore-Changi RAF Station.
Description
The Valetta departed Singapore-Changi RAF Station and the pilot reported he wanted to climb to 4000 feet. In the middle of a later radio transmission contact was lost. The aircraft probably broke up in a storm. It was operating on a post-maintenance test flight.
Source of Information
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1131http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1131Primary Cause
Storm conditions and radio communication loss during a post-maintenance test flight.Storm conditions and radio communication loss during a post-maintenance test flight.Share on:
