Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 21 April 1964
Aircraft Type: Vickers 754D Viscount
Owner/operator: Middle East Airlines – MEA
Registration Number: OD-ACX
Location: Al Arish Airport (AAC) –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Taxiway surfaceTaxiway surface
Category: Accident
A taxiway collapse caused a serious impact on an airplane, resulting in significant damage to the aircraft’s fuselage, propellers, and engines.A taxiway collapse caused a serious impact on an airplane, resulting in significant damage to the aircraft’s fuselage, propellers, and engines.
Description
Part of the taxiway collapsed, causing the airplane to strike the taxiway surface. This resulted in serious damage to the fuselage, propellers and engines.
Source of Information
http://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount245History.aspxhttp://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount245History.aspxPrimary Cause
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