Unfallbericht:
The Viscount was on a test flight to renew the Certificate of Airworthiness. Very shortly after takeoff the no. 4 propeller was feathered. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled turn, causing the right wingtip to scrape along the ground. The plane crashed into a wire fenced compound and caught fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Loss of control during takeoff after feathering of No.4 propeller had been initiated."
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Mittwoch 3 Mai 1967 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Vickers 812 Viscount |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Channel Airways |
| Kennzeichen: | G-AVJZ |
| Werknummer: | 360 |
| Baujahr: | 1958 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Opfer am Boden: | Todesopfer: 2 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Southend Municipal Airport (SEN) ( Großbritannien)
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| Flugphase: | Start (TOF) |
| Betriebsart: | Test |
| Flug von: | Southend Municipal Airport (SEN/EGMC), Großbritannien |
| Southend Municipal Airport (SEN/EGMC), Großbritannien |
The Viscount was on a test flight to renew the Certificate of Airworthiness. Very shortly after takeoff the no. 4 propeller was feathered. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled turn, causing the right wingtip to scrape along the ground. The plane crashed into a wire fenced compound and caught fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Loss of control during takeoff after feathering of No.4 propeller had been initiated."
Informationsquelle:
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