Last updated: 6 March 2021
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 14 agosto 1961 |
| Hora: | 16:45 |
| Tipo: | Vickers 610 Viking 1B |
| Operador: | Overseas Aviation |
| Registración: | G-AJCE |
| Numéro de série: | 256 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1948-03-19 (13 years 5 months) |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 37 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 40 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Lyon-Bron Airport (LYN) ( Francia)
|
| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Lyon-Bron Airport (LYN/LFLY), Francia |
| London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK), Reino Unido |
Vickers Viking G-AJCE operated on a charter flight from Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) to London-Gatwick Airport (LGW). An intermediate stop was planned at Lyon-Bron Airport (LYN).
On takeoff from Lyon, the airplane suffered a simultaneous failure of both engines. The failure of the first (starboard) engine seems to have been due to the breaking of a seal in the hydraulic propeller pitch control system. The breakage caused periodic variation of the pitch and hence variations in the speed of the engine.
The vibrations of the port engine according to the statement of the crew and of experts, were undoubtedly due to an ignition defect. The ignition harness was found to be below requirements.
Consequently the airplane crash-landed near the airport.
Fuentes:
» Flight 24 August 1961Fotos
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 Lyon-Bron Airport to London-Gatwick Airport as the crow flies is 706 km (442 miles).
Distance from Lyon-Bron Airport to London-Gatwick Airport as the crow flies is 706 km (442 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.
