Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in RAF Dalcross

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PH419
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dalcross - Dalcross
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training sortie in RAF Dalcross. On final approach, during the last segment, the twin engine aircraft stalled and hit the runway surface. Upon impact, the undercarriage were sheared off and the aircraft slid on its belly for several yards before coming to rest. The pilot was unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It is reported that the aircraft stalled during the last segment due to an insufficient approach speed. A recovery was impossible due to the short distance between the aircraft and the ground.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Oulainen

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OH-VKR
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
991
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft left Halli Airport on a regional flight with two people on board. En route, the right engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a field located in Oulainen en came to rest. Both occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford T.2 off Inverness: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4192
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Inverness - Inverness
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was performing a local training sortie at Inverness (RAF Dalcross) Airport. During a third approach procedure, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and plunged into the Moray Firth, few hundred yards off shore. The aircraft was lost and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O John Alfred Rogers.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control was probably the result of a bird(s) strike.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford T.2 at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EB746
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training sortie at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. On final approach, while making a steep turn at low height, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. The pilot was killed.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Kayl: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AIRZ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Elstree – Strasbourg
MSN:
2816
YOM:
1946
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While flying at low height on an aerial photography mission, the twin engine aircraft hit the top of a hill and crashed near Kayl, south Luxembourg. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
L. C. Sharling, pilot.
Passenger:
D. G. Darvell, photographer.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford T.1 in RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HM961
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training sortie at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. On final approach, he decided to abandon the landing procedure and attempted a go around. During initial climb, he failed to see another RAF Oxford that was performing local circuits and that was above him. Both airplanes collided and while the second was able to land without any further incident, the first Oxford went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed near the runway, killing the pilot.
Probable cause:
The pilot decided to perform a go around without knowing the exact position of the second aircraft.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford T.1 in RAF Wellesbourne Mountford: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NM548
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wellesbourne Mountford - Wellesbourne Mountford
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was performing a local training sortie at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford. While descending to the airbase at an altitude of 2,000 feet, he lost control of the airplane that nosed down and plunged to an altitude of 800 feet. Then it went into a dive and crashed in flames in a field, killing the pilot.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by the incapacity of the pilot to maintain a suitable control of the airplane after he was intoxicated by carbon monoxide whose origin remains unknown.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor

Date & Time: May 21, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HM650
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While in cruising altitude, an engine caught fire. The pilot aged 18 reduced his height and completed an emergency landing in a field. On touchdown, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford T.1 in Brough: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AT670
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While completing a training mission, the pilot encountered controllability problems and decided to abandon the aircraft. While bailing out, the parachute deployed prematurely and the pilot was pulled against the fuselage and the elevators. Out of control, the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in a field, killing the pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford T.1 off RAF Dalcross: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DF467
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dalcross - Dalcross
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Dalcross, while in initial climb, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed into the Moray Firth, few hundred yards off shore. The aircraft sank and the pilot was killed. He was engaged in a local training sortie.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control was caused by an aerodynamic stall.