ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 701 Viscount G-AMOA Bristol Airport (BRS)
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Date:Monday 19 January 1970
Time:10:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic VISC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers 701 Viscount
Operator:Cambrian Airways
Registration: G-AMOA
MSN: 9
First flight: 1953
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 59
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 63
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Bristol Airport (BRS) (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD), United Kingdom
Narrative:
In visibility of 3 km, cloud base of 200 ft and wind 150/22 kt with moderate to severe turbulence in gusts, the aircraft made a very heavy landing. Severe creasing and structural damage to the rear fuselage resulted.

Classification:
Heavy landing
Runway mishap

Sources:
» ICAO


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accident date: 19-01-1970
type: Vickers 701 Viscount
registration: G-AMOA
photo of Vickers-701-Viscount-G-AMOA
accident date: 19-01-1970
type: Vickers 701 Viscount
registration: G-AMOA
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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