Status: | |
Date: | xx xxx 1958 |
Type: | Vickers 663 Viscount |
Operator: | UK Ministry of Supply |
Registration: | VX217 |
MSN: | 2 |
First flight: | 1950 |
Total airframe hrs: | 110 |
Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce RB.44 Tay |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Seighford ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Damaged beyond repair by fire in a wheel well during 1958.
This second Viscount prototype was fitted with a short fuselage and two Rolls Royce Tay turbojets for test purposes.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
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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.