Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9991,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137824
 
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Date:Thursday 13 March 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:57 OTU RAF
Registration: K9991
MSN: 205
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Sealand, Flintshire, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Sealand, Flintshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The pilot attempted to take off with the propeller blades set in coarse pitch.
The Spitfire struck a bank and was badly damaged.




Sources:

Spitfire production list.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Aug-2011 17:25 angels one five Added
28-Dec-2011 07:57 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
28-Dec-2011 07:58 Nepa Updated [Location]
13-Jan-2012 01:25 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location]
13-Jan-2012 01:25 angels one five Updated [[Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location]]
14-Jan-2012 02:54 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport]
23-Jan-2012 01:11 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
22-Nov-2012 18:57 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
27-Jun-2015 08:10 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
04-Oct-2019 10:04 angels one five Updated [Location]
15-Jun-2023 21:30 Nepa Updated [[Location]]

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