Narrative:
The Viscount skidded sideways off the runway into a monsoon ditch when the pilot tried to turn the aircraft (groundloop?) at the end of the runway. The undercarriage folded up sideways and one wing was broken. The Viscount named "City of Karachi" had been delivered just 4 months prior to the accident.
» Vickers Viscount Network (vickersviscount.net)
accident date: 18-05-1959
type: Vickers 815 Viscount
registration: AP-AJC
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 18 May 1959 |
| Type: |  Vickers 815 Viscount |
| Operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-AJC |
| MSN: | 335 |
| First flight: | 1958-12-17 (5 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 710 |
| Cycles: | 650 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 525 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Islamabad International Airport (ISB) ( Pakistan)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Islamabad International Airport (ISB/OPRN), Pakistan |
The Viscount skidded sideways off the runway into a monsoon ditch when the pilot tried to turn the aircraft (groundloop?) at the end of the runway. The undercarriage folded up sideways and one wing was broken. The Viscount named "City of Karachi" had been delivered just 4 months prior to the accident.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» La Nación 19 May 1959, p34» Vickers Viscount Network (vickersviscount.net)
Photos
accident date: 18-05-1959
type: Vickers 815 Viscount
registration: AP-AJC
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