Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Sychnant Pass: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 3, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
N4568
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Shawbury - Shawbury
MSN:
2408
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total hours on type:
3.00
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Shawbury on a solo training flight. While cruising in poor visibility due to low clouds and foggy conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near the Sychnant Pass, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
LAC Thomas William Gurnell, pilot.
Crew:
LAC Thomas William Gurnell, pilot.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
