ASN Aircraft accident Armstrong Whitworth AW-660 Argosy C.1 XP441 Benson-RAF Station (BEX)
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Date:Thursday 4 June 1970
Type:Silhouette image of generic aw65 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Armstrong Whitworth AW-660 Argosy C.1
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: XP441
MSN: 6773
First flight: 1962
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Benson-RAF Station (BEX) (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Benson RAF Station (BEX/EGUB), United Kingdom
Destination airport:Benson RAF Station (BEX/EGUB), United Kingdom
Narrative:
The aircraft left RAF Benson (BEX) on a training flight with two Captains a navigator and engineer on board. It flew a three-engined approach and bounced on landing. The training captain applied power to go around but the aircraft was below Vmca, veered left and hit the ground near the control tower. The nosewheel came through the floor and major damage was done to the airframe. Also the port main wheel entered the cabin.
The aircraft was withdrawn from use after this accident.

Classification:
Runway mishap

Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» M. R. Annesley. (E-mail, 15-7-2012)


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