Originally Posted by
FAStoat
In 64 they were temporarilly grounded after one spun in over Chilbolton, and the ASI had to be moved from left side of cockpit to far right, so that the Instructor could see it from behind.The Stude was killed and the large Dutch Instructor survived, as I recall.
Some more details on the accident from the MoA's 1964 Accidents to Aircraft survey:
"During a dual practice forced landing on the aerodrome, the aircraft suddenly stalled while turning at a height of about 500 ft. It entered a spin and this continued until the aircraft hit the ground. There was no fire. The student pilot was sitting in the left hand front seat, and the instructor was sitting behind him; because of this, the instructor was unable to see the airspeed indicator, which was in front of the student. Furthermore, when the instructor attempted to take control, the student pilot could not understand him when he said "Let go, I have control", because no intercom was fitted. The student did not let go of the controls, but continued with his efforts to recover from the spin, until the aircraft hit the ground. The report on this accident was published by HMSO as CAP 233."
The location here is identified as Thruxton aerodrome, though of course that's not far from Chilbolton There may be some confusion with the accident that destroyed another Jackaroo, G-APAI, also in April 1964 (on the 8th), which did occur at Chilbolton.
The report also shows both the student and instructor surviving, albeit with serious injuries.