Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 near Corbridge
Date & Time:
Apr 1, 1958
Operator:
Registration:
TX194
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Turnhouse – Ouston
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route to RAF Ouston on a flight from RAF Turnhouse, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following a fuel exhaustion. The airplane crash landed in Stagshaw Bank, about two miles north of Corbridge. Both crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.
