Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Redmarley D’Abitot: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 11, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
PK268
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a ferry flight to RAF Staverton. Enroute, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, went into a dive and crashed in a vertical attitude in a field located in Redmarley D’Abitot. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control was caused by the incapacitation of the pilot who became intoxicated by carbon monoxide.
