Avro 652 Anson crash, Jun 3, 1952, Lichfield AFB Stafford...
Avro 652 Anson accident on June 3, 1952 near Lichfield AFB Staffordshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot error during the single...
- Date: June 3, 1952
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Lichfield AFB Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error during the single engine approach, with early flap selection and no power added on the working engine.
An Avro Anson T 21 on a local training flight from RAF Lichfield stalled on approach with one engine inoperative and came down in a field short of the runway. Both pilots were injured, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.