Crash of a Blackburn B-26 Botha I off Dingwall
Date & Time:
Apr 9, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
L6242
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7866/39
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a training flight, the aileron control failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed into the Cromarty Firth, some 3 km northeast of Dingwall. All crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Failure of the aileron control system.
