Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 19 January 1967
Aircraft Type: Vickers 745D Viscount
Owner/operator: United Airlines
Registration Number: N7431
Location: Norfolk Municipal Airport, VA (ORF) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 50
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A snow tractor collided with a United Air Lines Viscount while it taxied onto the runway. The Viscount suffered significant damage, including a wing tear and belly opening.A snow tractor collided with a United Air Lines Viscount while it taxied onto the runway. The Viscount suffered significant damage, including a wing tear and belly opening.
Description
A snow tractor taxied into the path of a United Air Lines Viscount which was just landing. The Viscount collided with the snow plough, ripping open the airplane’s belly and tearing off one of the wings. PROBABLEÿCAUSES: personnelÿ-ÿmiscellaneous-personnel:ÿdriverÿofÿvehicle personnelÿ-ÿairportÿsupervisoryÿpersonnel:ÿother miscellaneousÿacts,conditionsÿ-ÿinstructions-misinterpreted FACTOR(S): miscellaneousÿacts, conditionsÿ-ÿoverloadÿfailure
Primary Cause
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