Beschrijving:
The Viking, named "Shangani", disintegrated in flight after encountering a sudden gust of wind. It appeared that the type of grease used when fitting press fit bolts to the booms had caused corrosion nodes, thus weakening the lower starboard boom at the outboard bolt hole. The gust of wind caused a fracture of this boom outboard of Station 141, followed by the complete disintegration of the aircraft.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | zondag 29 maart 1953 |
| Type: | Vickers 616 Viking 1B |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Central African Airways |
| Registratie: | VP-YEY |
| Constructienummer: | 168 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1947-01-07 (6 years 3 months) |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 5 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 8 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 13 / inzittenden: 13 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Mkwaya ( Tanzania)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Blantyre-Chileka Airport (BLZ/FWCL), Malawi |
| Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA), Tanzania |
The Viking, named "Shangani", disintegrated in flight after encountering a sudden gust of wind. It appeared that the type of grease used when fitting press fit bolts to the booms had caused corrosion nodes, thus weakening the lower starboard boom at the outboard bolt hole. The gust of wind caused a fracture of this boom outboard of Station 141, followed by the complete disintegration of the aircraft.
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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Blantyre-Chileka Airport en Dar es Salaam International Airport bedraagt 1077 km (673 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Blantyre-Chileka Airport en Dar es Salaam International Airport bedraagt 1077 km (673 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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Vickers Viking
- 163 built
- 23e ongeval
- 9e dodelijk ongeval
- 7e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 12e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
Tanzania- 2e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 3e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
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