Narrative:
The Viking plane could not be stopped on the runway and overshot through a wall into an olive grove.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 26 September 1957 |
| Type: |  Vickers 610 Viking 1B |
| Operator: | Karl Herfurtner Düsseldorf |
| Registration: | D-ADEL |
| MSN: | 226 |
| First flight: | 1947-07-01 (10 years 3 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) ( Spain)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport (STR/EDDS), Germany |
| Son Bonet Airport (LESB), Spain |
The Viking plane could not be stopped on the runway and overshot through a wall into an olive grove.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» ABC (Sevilla) 27 September 1957Photos
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 Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport to Son Bonet Airport as the crow flies is 1128 km (705 miles).
Distance from Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport to Son Bonet Airport as the crow flies is 1128 km (705 miles).
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