| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 24 junio 1951 |
| Tipo: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Operador: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registración: | VX498 |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | 1950 |
| Motores: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Choma Airport (FLCH) ( Zambia)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Livingstone Airport (LVI/FLLI), Zambia |
| Ndola Airport (NLA/FLND), Zambia |
The Valetta attempted to land at Choma following an engine failure. The aircraft could not be brought to a stop on the runway and overran. It impacted an ant hill, which caused the undercarriage to collapse.
Fuentes:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
» UK Serials
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accident date: 24-06-1951
type: Vickers Valetta C.1
registration: VX498
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Livingstone Airport to Ndola Airport as the crow flies is 614 km (384 miles).
Distance from Livingstone Airport to Ndola Airport as the crow flies is 614 km (384 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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