High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sutton Wick air crash occurred on 5 March 1957, when a Blackburn Beverley C Mk 1 heavy transport aircraft, serial number XH117, of 53 Squadron Royal Air Force, crashed in the village of Sutton Wick, Drayton, Berkshire, England, near RAF Abingdon, Abingdon, following the failure of two of its four engines. After take-off, No. 1 engine failed, and shortly before impact, whilst on final approach back to Abingdon, No. 2 engine failed to respond to throttle inputs. The aeroplane was unable to reach Abingdon, and struck cables and trees 18 minutes after lifting off.