Vickers Valetta crash, Sep 28, 1952, Tabora Tabora Region
Vickers Valetta accident on September 28, 1952 near Tabora Tabora Region, Tanzania with no fatalities. Cause: The cause was a tyre burst on touchdown..
- Date: September 28, 1952
- Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
- Location: Tabora Tabora Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The cause was a tyre burst on touchdown.
On landing at Tabora Airport on 28 September 1952, the left main landing gear of the Vickers Valetta collapsed. The aircraft slid, swung about 100 degrees and stopped. Nobody was injured, but the aircraft was considered damaged beyond repair.