Narrative:
The Viscount airplane sustained substantial damage when the undercarriage collapsed during taxying.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The undercarriage collapsed during taxying. Although the cause could not be established positively it is considered that the collapse was caused either by the pressure created by the application of brakes after the hydraulic fluid had been lost by a leak or by the inadvertent selection of the undercarriage to up position."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 1 April 1966 |
| Type: |  Vickers 779D Viscount |
| Operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-DOD |
| MSN: | 247 |
| First flight: | 1957-03-11 (9 years ) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 510 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Guwahati-Borjhar Airport (GAU) ( India)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The Viscount airplane sustained substantial damage when the undercarriage collapsed during taxying.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The undercarriage collapsed during taxying. Although the cause could not be established positively it is considered that the collapse was caused either by the pressure created by the application of brakes after the hydraulic fluid had been lost by a leak or by the inadvertent selection of the undercarriage to up position."
Sources:
» Accidents to Indian registered aircraft during the year 1966 / Ministry of Transport and Communications, CAD, AIBPhotos
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