Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 near Bertam: 8 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 26, 1953
Operator:
Registration:
WD164
Survivors:
No
MSN:
493
YOM:
13
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a supply mission to the members of a police station located in an isolated area in the Bertam region. While flying at low height, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions when the aircraft crashed on a hilly and wooded terrain. The wreckage was found few days later and all eight occupants have been killed.
