ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 627 Viking 1B G-AIXS Blackbushe
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Sunday 15 August 1954
Type:Silhouette image of generic vikg model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers 627 Viking 1B
Operator:Airwork
Registration: G-AIXS
MSN: 234
First flight: 1947-05-01 (7 years 4 months)
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 37
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Blackbushe (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Blackbushe Airport (BBS/EGLK), United Kingdom
Destination airport:Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN), France
Narrative:
At 09:43, 10 minutes after takeoff from Blackbushe, the captain saw oil streaming from the no. 2 engine. The propeller was feathered and the flight returned to Blackbushe. The Viking struck the ground 135yds short of the runway.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was the result of the captain allowing the aircraft to stall when making a single engine approach to land. A contributory factor was the distraction of the captain's attentions by the flickering of the undercarriage red indicator lights during a critical stage of the approach."

Classification:
Distraction in cockpit
Loss of control

Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 47-AN/42 (151-152)


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Distance from Blackbushe Airport to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport as the crow flies is 1037 km (648 miles).

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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