Percival P.66 Pembroke crash, Sep 6, 1957, Baghdad Baghdād
Percival P.66 Pembroke accident on September 6, 1957 near Baghdad Baghdād, Iraq with no fatalities. Cause: Crew error: undercarriage retracted by...
- Date: September 6, 1957
- Aircraft: Percival P.66 Pembroke
- Location: Baghdad Baghdād, Iraq
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Crew error: undercarriage retracted by mistake while taxiing
A Percival Pembroke C.1 of the RAF landed at Baghdad Airport and taxied toward the apron. A crew member mistakenly retracted the undercarriage, and the aircraft sank onto its belly. No one was injured, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.