De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Dec 5, 1956 (2 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on December 5, 1956 near Glossop Derbyshire, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: The cause was an air traffic...
- Date: December 5, 1956
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Glossop Derbyshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was an air traffic control error, with the aircraft misidentified by the GCA controller at Burtonwood.
The USAF De Havilland Beaver flying from RAF Sculthorpe to RAF Burtonwood in marginal weather struck high ground near Glossop, England. The aircraft was destroyed on impact, and both occupants, the pilot and a passenger, were killed. The investigation found that an air traffic control error led to the aircraft being misidentified by the GCA controller at Burtonwood.