Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 in Titsey Hill: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TX222
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Croydon - Croydon
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Croydon, while on a local training flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Apparently, the pilot reduced his altitude in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground when the airplane clip trees and crashed in a wooded area located in Titsey Hill, about 7 miles southeast of Croydon Airport. Two crew members were rescued while two others were killed, among them S/Ldr Archibald Reginald Gerald Jackson.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson V in Desolation Lake

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CF-GRU
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
BRC-1476C
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft crashed on landing at Desolation Lake. The accident occurred in snow falls. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was written off.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson XI at RAF Acklington

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PH782
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Acklington - Acklington
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an undercarriage failure while taking off from RAF Acklington. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Undercarriage collapsed on takeoff.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson V on Mt Le Grammont: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1956 at 1855 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OY-DZI
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Frankfurt – Genoa
MSN:
3732
YOM:
1947
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing an ambulance flight from Frankfurt to Genoa to pick up a patient. After passing over Bern, the crew was authorized to descend to 6,000 feet and passing over the Lake of Geneva, weather conditions worsened. At an altitude of about 5,600 feet, the airplane went through clouds and the pilot made a turn to the left of 20° for unknown reasons when the airplane struck the northeast face of Mt Le Grammont (2,172 meters) located six km northwest of Vouvry. The wreckage was found less than ten meters below the summit and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Johann-Christian Jessen, pilot,
Niels-Michael Seierde, radio operator.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, weather conditions were considered as poor with icing conditions and the assumption that the accident was the result of a navigation error on part of the crew was not ruled out.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson I in Kitale: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VP-KJK
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nairobi – Kitale
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On final approach to Kitale Airport, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed few km short of runway threshold. All three occupants were killed. It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a wing failure on final.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 in Belfast

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VS589
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Belfast - Belfast
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a local training sortie at Belfast City Airport and was completing a single engine approach when he was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The aircraft crash landed in a field located south of Castlereagh and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot J. Fothergill, a civilian working for Short Brothers and Harland, was uninjured.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 off Gibraltar

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TX174
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Gibraltar - Gibraltar
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission out from Gibraltar Airport. On final, the crew shut down an engine to simulate a failure. When the undercarriage were lowered, the aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea few hundred yards short of runway threshold. While both pilots were rescued, the aircraft was lost. It is believed the aircraft's speed was too low when the undercarriage were lowered, causing it to stall.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.12 at Wildenrath AFB

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PH658
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing. Both pilots were unhurt. Aircraft written off.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson T.21 at RAF Pembrey

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VV914
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pembrey - Pembrey
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Loss of power just after liftoff caused the aircraft to stall and to crash. Both pilots were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.