Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 23 NOV 1962 |
| Hora: | 12:24 |
| Tipo: | Vickers 745D Viscount |
| Operador: | United Air Lines |
| Registración: | N7430 |
| Numéro de série: | 128 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1956 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 18809 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 13 / Ocupantes: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 17 / Ocupantes: 17 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 10 km (6.3 milles) WSW of Ellicott City, MD (Estados Unidos de América)
 |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), Estados Unidos de América |
| Washington-National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 297 |
The Viscount was flying at 6000 feet, en route from Newark to Washington when it penetrated a flock of whistling swans. At least two of which were struck by the aircraft. One swan, which was struck penetrated the leading edge of the left horizontal stabilizer and egressed from the rear surface causing damage to the elevator as it did so.
This so weakened the structure that failure occurred which rendered the plane uncontrollable. The Viscount eventually struck the ground in a nose-low inverted attitude.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A loss of control following separation of the left horizontal stabilizer which had been weakened by a collision with a whistling swan." Fuentes:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.14 Volume I, Circular 71-AN/63 (74-79)
Fotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Newark International Airport, NJ to Washington-National Airport, DC as the crow flies is 317 km (198 miles).
Distance from Newark International Airport, NJ to Washington-National Airport, DC as the crow flies is 317 km (198 miles).
languages:
Estados Unidos de América
Share
Vickers Viscount
- 41st loss
- 445 built
- 10th worst accident (a la hora)
- 39th worst accident (actualmente)
Estados Unidos de América- 107th worst accident (a la hora)
- 203rd worst accident (actualmente)