Last updated: 22 October 2021
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| Date: | Sunday 24 June 1951 |
| Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | VX498 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | 1950 |
| Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Choma Airport (FLCH) ( Zambia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 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.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» 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
Photos
accident date: 24-06-1951
type: Vickers Valetta C.1
registration: VX498
Map
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.
