Vickers Valetta crash, Dec 16, 1953 (1 killed), Ir-Rabat
Vickers Valetta accident on December 16, 1953 near Ir-Rabat, Malta with 1 fatality. Cause: The right engine overspeeded after takeoff and the propeller...
- Date: December 16, 1953
- Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
- Location: Ir-Rabat, Malta
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The right engine overspeeded after takeoff and the propeller could not be feathered.
A RAF Vickers Valetta on a local training flight from Luqa lost its right engine to overspeed shortly after takeoff, and the propeller could not be feathered. The crew tried to return but made a forced landing in a field about 8 km north of the airport, where the aircraft burned. The navigator was killed and four other crew were injured.