Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings crash, Dec 17, 1963 (1 killed)
Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings accident on December 17, 1963 near Thorney Island AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: Engine failure...
- Date: December 17, 1963
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings
- Location: Thorney Island AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure during a roller landing, after which the aircraft ran into a radio servicing building.
A Royal Air Force Handley Page Hastings on a local training flight suffered an engine failure during a roller landing at RAF Thorney Island and ran into a radio servicing building. One person in the building was killed and four were injured, while the crew was uninjured.