Narrative:
Improper operation of the fuel system followed by failure to extend the undercarriage.
accident date: 17-04-1973
type: Vickers 735 Viscount
registration: YI-ACL
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 17 April 1973 |
| Type: |  Vickers 735 Viscount |
| Operator: | Iraqi Airways |
| Registration: | YI-ACL |
| MSN: | 68 |
| First flight: | 1955-10-14 (17 years 6 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 24498 |
| Cycles: | 14649 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 506 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mosul Airport (OSM) ( Iraq)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Mosul Airport (OSM), Iraq |
Improper operation of the fuel system followed by failure to extend the undercarriage.
Sources:
» Vickers Viscount Network (vickersviscount.net)Photos
accident date: 17-04-1973
type: Vickers 735 Viscount
registration: YI-ACL
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