Last updated: 6 March 2021
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| Date: | lundi 14 août 1961 |
| Heure: | 16:45 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Vickers 610 Viking 1B |
| Compagnie: | Overseas Aviation |
| Immatriculation: | G-AJCE |
| Numéro de série: | 256 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1948-03-19 (13 years 5 months) |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 37 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 40 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Lyon-Bron Airport (LYN) ( France)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Charter International |
| Aéroport de départ: | Lyon-Bron Airport (LYN/LFLY), France |
| London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK), Royaume Uni |
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.
Sources:
» Flight 24 August 1961Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Lyon-Bron Airport et London-Gatwick Airport est de 706 km (442 miles).
La distance entre Lyon-Bron Airport et London-Gatwick Airport est de 706 km (442 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
