Status: | |
Date: | Monday 19 January 1970 |
Time: | 10:50 |
Type: | Vickers 701 Viscount |
Operator: | Cambrian Airways |
Registration: | G-AMOA |
MSN: | 9 |
First flight: | 1953 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 59 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 63 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Bristol Airport (BRS) ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD), United Kingdom |
Narrative:In visibility of 3 km, cloud base of 200 ft and wind 150/22 kt with moderate to severe turbulence in gusts, the aircraft made a very heavy landing. Severe creasing and structural damage to the rear fuselage resulted.
Classification:
Heavy landing
Runway mishap
Sources:
» ICAO
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accident date:
19-01-1970type: Vickers 701 Viscount
registration: G-AMOA
accident date:
19-01-1970type: Vickers 701 Viscount
registration: G-AMOA
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.