Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 3 May 1967
Aircraft Type: Vickers 812 Viscount
Owner/operator: Channel Airways
Registration Number: G-AVJZ
Location: Southend Municipal Airport (SEN) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: No. 4 propellerNo. 4 propeller
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft experienced a catastrophic accident during a test flight, resulting in a crash into a wire fence compound. The loss of control during takeoff following the feathering of the No. 4 propeller initiated a rapid and uncontrolled turn, leading to the right wingtip scraping against the ground and subsequent fire.A Viscount aircraft experienced a catastrophic accident during a test flight, resulting in a crash into a wire fence compound. The loss of control during takeoff following the feathering of the No. 4 propeller initiated a rapid and uncontrolled turn, leading to the right wingtip scraping against the ground and subsequent fire.
Description
The Viscount was on a test flight to renew the Certificate of Airworthiness. Very shortly after takeoff the no. 4 propeller was feathered. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled turn, causing the right wingtip to scrape along the ground. The plane crashed into a wire fenced compound and caught fire. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Loss of control during takeoff after feathering of No.4 propeller had been initiated.”
Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff after feathering of No.4 propeller had been initiated.Loss of control during takeoff after feathering of No.4 propeller had been initiated.Share on:
