Avro 652 Anson crash, Jan 1, 1953, Cranfield Bedfordshire
Avro 652 Anson accident on January 1, 1953 near Cranfield Bedfordshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The cause was left engine failure in...
- Date: January 1, 1953
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Cranfield Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The cause was left engine failure in flight combined with icing conditions.
An RAF Anson T Mk 21 of 2 ASS was flying from RAF Halfpenny Green to RAF Cranfield when its left engine failed at 10,000 feet. The crew descended through cloud, where the aircraft picked up ice, and at about 200 feet, three miles from the airfield, the pilot lost control. He made a forced landing in a field on one engine, and all three crew were injured and the aircraft was written off.