Incident Overview

Date: Wednesday 19 December 1962
Aircraft Type: Vickers 804 Viscount
Owner/operator: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Registration Number: SP-LVB
Location: 1,3 km SE of Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW) – ÿ Poland
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A LOT Viscount aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Brussels, Germany, due to a loss of speed and stalling during its approach to Warsaw.A LOT Viscount aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Brussels, Germany, due to a loss of speed and stalling during its approach to Warsaw.

Description

The LOT Viscount departed Warsaw for a return trip to Brussels via Berlin, at 08:45 GMT, arriving at Brussels at 12:51. After refueling, it took off from Brussels on the return trip at 14:55. An intermediate stop at Berlin was made, where the plane took off at 17:55. While approaching Warsaw on a 329deg heading, the aircraft crashed, just 46sec after having been cleared to land. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was attributed to a loss of speed and stalling of the aircraft. The reason for the loss of speed was not determined.”

Source of Information

http://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount395History.aspxhttp://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount395History.aspx

Primary Cause

Loss of speed and stalling of the aircraft.Loss of speed and stalling of the aircraft.

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