ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194157
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Tuesday 30 January 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers V.803 Viscount |
| Owner/operator: | Aer Lingus |
| Registration: | EI-AOG |
| MSN: | 172 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Liverpool Airport, Speke, Liverpool -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dublin Airport, Dublin, Eire (DUB) |
| Liverpool Airport, Speke, Liverpool (EGGP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Vickers V.803 Viscount EI-AOG "St. Fininan". This was a former KLM aircraft and had been delivered to SAL on 19 February 1966 for overhaul. It was not registered to Aer Lingus until 15 March 1966 and finally delivered on 20 May 1966
Substantially damaged 30/1/68 when the aircraft's nose gear collapsed on landing at Liverpool following a flight from Dublin. Presumably repaired, as photographed in service at Brussels in April 1968 (see link #3)
Sources:
1. http://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount172History.aspx
2. http://derbosoft.proboards.com/thread/13889/liverpool-aviation-accidents-incidents
3. EI-AOG at Brussels in April 1968: https://www.airteamimages.com/vickers-viscount_EI-AOG_aer-lingus_205349_large.html
4. EI-AOG at Prestwick in March 1966: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ayronautica/30269405837
5. https://utopiaairport.blogspot.com/2014/11/klm-and-its-vickers-viscount-1957-1967.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2017 07:23 | ryan | Added |
| 27-May-2020 14:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation