Date: | Thursday 25 August 1960 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vickers 702 Viscount |
Owner/operator: | Kuwait Airways |
Registration: | G-APOW |
MSN: | 72 |
Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Dart 505 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | over Beirut -
Lebanon
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The aircraft was engaged on a test flight in which manoeuvres for renewal of the Certificate of Airworthiness were carried out. Following a dive to check the aircraft's performance at maximum permissible I.A.S. it was noticed that 20° flap was selected and was indicating, and after the aircraft had landed the skins of the tail planes and elevators were found to be buckled.
Sources:
Survey of accidents to aircraft in the United Kingdom 1960 / CAA
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