Incident Overview
Date: unk. date 1958
Aircraft Type: Vickers 663 Viscount
Owner/operator: UK Ministry of Supply
Registration Number: VX217
Location: Seighford –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Wheel wellWheel well
Category: Other
A 1958 incident involving a damaged Viscount prototype resulted in significant structural damage to the aircraft. The aircraft, a prototype featuring a short fuselage and two Rolls Royce Tay turbojets, suffered fire damage in the wheel well.A 1958 incident involving a damaged Viscount prototype resulted in significant structural damage to the aircraft. The aircraft, a prototype featuring a short fuselage and two Rolls Royce Tay turbojets, suffered fire damage in the wheel well.
Description
Damaged beyond repair by fire in a wheel well during 1958. This second Viscount prototype was fitted with a short fuselage and two Rolls Royce Tay turbojets for test purposes.
Source of Information
http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK—Air/Vickers-663-Viscount/1668828/http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK—Air/Vickers-663-Viscount/1668828/Primary Cause
Fire damage to the wheel well during testing.Fire damage to the wheel well during testing.Share on:
