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| Date: | Tuesday 13 January 1959 |
| Time: | 18:34 |
| Type: |  Vickers Viscount 803 |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-VIH |
| MSN: | 179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | London Airport -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam Schiphol |
| London Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | RvdL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Four tires on main gear burst on landing damaging the aircraft, aircraft took off from Amsterdam with the parking break still engaged.
Sources:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2023/03/22/bijlage-3-inventaris-van-de-archieven-rvdl-en-bvoi-2-16-107
https://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1959.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2024 17:28 | ASN | Added |
| 06-Dec-2024 08:05 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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