Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 17 September 1947
Aircraft Type: Vickers 615 Viking 1B
Owner/operator: Lineas Areas del Estado – LADE
Registration Number: T-4
Location: Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary wing structure.The aircraft’s primary wing structure.
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic structural failure during flight, resulting in irreparable damage to the aircraft.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic structural failure during flight, resulting in irreparable damage to the aircraft.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in an accident.
Source of Information
http://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2011/01/t-4-vickers-615-mk1b-viking-cn-161.htmlhttp://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2011/01/t-4-vickers-615-mk1b-viking-cn-161.htmlPrimary Cause
Structural failure due to a combination of factors, including fatigue and material degradation.Structural failure due to a combination of factors, including fatigue and material degradation.Share on:
