Percival P.66 Pembroke crash, Oct 30, 1956 (7 killed), Vä...
Percival P.66 Pembroke accident on October 30, 1956 near Västerås Västmanland, Sweden with 7 fatalities. Cause: A broken crankshaft caused the left...
- Date: October 30, 1956
- Aircraft: Percival P.66 Pembroke
- Location: Västerås Västmanland, Sweden
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A broken crankshaft caused the left engine to fail and catch fire, and the propeller could not be feathered.
Shortly after takeoff from Vasteras on a local training flight, the left engine failed and caught fire. The pilot could not feather the propeller, the aircraft could not hold altitude, and it clipped a high voltage line and crashed in flames in a wooded area. Seven people died in total, and the aircraft was destroyed.