MOD St Athan - Air Accidents

Air Accidents

On 26 August 1993 an ATC civilian instructor was seriously injured and the RAF Volunteer Reserve pilot was killed when their Chipmunk trainer, on an air experience flight, crashed after encountering difficulties during a simulated emergency low-height manoeuvre on take-off. The pilot attempted to recover the aircraft in a reciprocal approach however it struck the roof of the engine repair and overhaul squadron hangar and crashed to the ground at the foot of the adjacent hangar.

Just before 1100 GMT on 11 February 2009, two Grob Tutor aircraft flying out of St Athan were involved in a mid-air collision in which two Air Training Corps cadets and their instructors, both RAF pilots, died. With the cause of the incident uncertain, three separate enquiries were undertaken, including one by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch. The AAIB investigation is now completed. The report was published on 3 November 2010 and is available on their web site.

The two cadet passengers were cousins and were named as Katie Jo Davies, 15, and Nikitta Walters, 14; the RAF pilots were named as Flying Officer Hylton Price and Flight Lieutenant Andrew Marsh.