Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 20 MAR 1969 |
| Type: | Vickers 815 Viscount |
| Operator: | British Midland Airways - BMA |
| Registration: | G-AVJA |
| C/n / msn: | 336 |
| First flight: | 1959 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Manchester-Ringway Airport (MAN) (United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC), United Kingdom |
| Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport (EDI/EGPH), United Kingdom |
An engine failure was simulated during the takeoff and the aircraft yawed sharply to starboard, leveled off and entered a steeper climb while turning and rolling to the right. The aircraft struck the ground inverted.
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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 Manchester International Airport to Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport as the crow flies is 295 km (184 miles).
Distance from Manchester International Airport to Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport as the crow flies is 295 km (184 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
