ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 773 Viscount YI-ACU Cairo International Airport (CAI)
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Date:Friday 19 March 1965
Type:Silhouette image of generic VISC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers 773 Viscount
Operator:Iraqi Airways
Registration: YI-ACU
MSN: 331
First flight: 1957
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Cairo International Airport (CAI) (   Egypt)
Phase: Taxi (TXI)
Nature:Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt
Narrative:
On approach to Cairo the gear had to be recycled a couple of times before three greens were obtained. The aircraft landed normally and taxied to the end of the runway. A 180-degree turn was made at the end, during which braking and steering failed. The Viscount ran into a row of lamp standards.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: Loss of hydraulic fluid from the main reservoir due to a burst pipe.

Classification:
Hydraulic system problem

Damaged on the ground

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