Accident Overview
A crew of two pilots and two flight attendants was completing a positioning flight to Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport. During the flight, the pilots decided to conduct training and simulated an engine failure at takeoff. Shortly after liftoff from Manchester-Ringway Airport, while in the initial climb, the crew shut down engine number 4 and feathered its propeller. The aircraft then began to yaw sharply to starboard. Control was lost, and the aircraft crashed inverted and burst into flames.
Casualties
The accident resulted in three fatalities and one injury. The deceased were identified as Pilot I. Wallace, Copilot R. A. Weeks, and Stewardess Jane Timson. Stewardess S. Wallis was injured.
Sequence of Events
The positioning flight was intended to relocate the aircraft to Edinburgh. During the takeoff from Manchester, the crew intentionally shut down one engine as a training exercise. The subsequent sharp yaw led to a loss of control. The aircraft impacted the ground in an inverted attitude and was engulfed in fire.