Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 12 August 1953
Aircraft Type: Vickers 610 Viking 1B
Owner/operator: British European Airways – BEA
Registration Number: G-AIVG
Location: Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG) –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 34
Component Affected: TiresTires
Category: Accident
A wheels-up landing was initiated following a tire burst during takeoff. The aircraft was deemed economically unrecoverable and withdrawn from service. It was subsequently moved to the Muse National de L’automobile de Mulhouse in 1970 and subsequently transported to the EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg in 2004 for restoration.A wheels-up landing was initiated following a tire burst during takeoff. The aircraft was deemed economically unrecoverable and withdrawn from service. It was subsequently moved to the Muse National de L’automobile de Mulhouse in 1970 and subsequently transported to the EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg in 2004 for restoration.
Description
A wheels-up landing was carried out following a tire burst on takeoff. The plane was considered damaged beyond economical repair and withdrawn from use. It moved to the Muse National de L’automobile de Mulhouse around 1970 and was transported to the EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg in 2004 for restoration.
Source of Information
http://www.save-a-viking.orghttp://www.save-a-viking.orgPrimary Cause
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