Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 26 December 1971
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Owner/operator: Swissair
Registration Number: HB-IFR
Location: Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE) –
ÿ Austria
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 74
Component Affected: Nose section of the DC-9 aircraft.Nose section of the DC-9 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A DC-9 aircraft collided with a Beechcraft 95-C55 Baron at takeoff, resulting in significant damage to the Baron and the pilot’s fatality.A DC-9 aircraft collided with a Beechcraft 95-C55 Baron at takeoff, resulting in significant damage to the Baron and the pilot’s fatality.
Description
The DC-9 collided with a Beechcraft 95-C55 Baron (HB-GCY) on takeoff, causing substantial damage to the nose section. The Baron was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Source of Information
https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011197153:mpeg21:a0190, https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA1U67JULX9W29AN33L80DOTFHX-AUSTRIA-DEATH-CRASH-AIRCRAFT-WRECKAGE-AFTER-TAKE-OFF-COLLISION/query/Vienna+airporthttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011197153:mpeg21:a0190, https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA1U67JULX9W29AN33L80DOTFHX-AUSTRIA-DEATH-CRASH-AIRCRAFT-WRECKAGE-AFTER-TAKE-OFF-COLLISION/query/Vienna+airportPrimary Cause
Takeoff scenario ? collision between two aircraft.Takeoff scenario ? collision between two aircraft.Share on:
