Incident Overview
Date: Monday 5 April 1948
Aircraft Type: Vickers 610 Viking 1B
Owner/operator: British European Airways – BEA
Registration Number: G-AIVP
Location: 3 km from Berlin-Gatow –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: The Soviet Air Force Yakovlev 3 fighterThe Soviet Air Force Yakovlev 3 fighter
Category: Accident
A Viking aircraft collided with a Soviet Air Force Yakovlev 3 fighter during aerobatics, resulting in the fighter pilot’s death. The collision was unintentional and resulted in the Viking crashing.A Viking aircraft collided with a Soviet Air Force Yakovlev 3 fighter during aerobatics, resulting in the fighter pilot’s death. The collision was unintentional and resulted in the Viking crashing.
Description
The Viking collided head-on with a Soviet Air Force Yakovlev 3 fighter, which was performing aerobatics. The Viking spiralled slowly without control and crashed. The fighter pilot was also killed. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The collision was caused by the action of the Yak fighter, which was in disregard of the accepted rules of flying and, in particular, of the quadripartite flying rules to which Soviet authorities were parties.”
Primary Cause
The action of the Soviet Air Force Yakovlev 3 fighter, which disregarded accepted rules of flying and the quadripartite flying rules, caused the collision.The action of the Soviet Air Force Yakovlev 3 fighter, which disregarded accepted rules of flying and the quadripartite flying rules, caused the collision.Share on:
