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Crash of a Vickers 69 Viking IV in the Fraser River

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)
Operator:
F. L. Clarke
Registration:
G-CAEB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
18
YOM:
1922
Location:
Fraser River
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The seaplane caught fire in flight for unknown reasons. The pilot apparently attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in the Fraser River, bursting into flames. The occupant's fate remains unknown.
Probable cause:
Caught fire in flight for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Vickers Viking IV in Hilbre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)
Operator:
Registration:
G-CYET
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Topographic
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Winnipegosis - Winnipegosis
MSN:
27
YOM:
1923
Location:
Hilbre
Manitoba
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Winnipegosis on a topographic mission over the area of Hilbre, north of Winnipeg. While flying in stormy weather at an altitude of 3,500 feet, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a prairie. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after the aircraft was struck by lightning.

Crash of a Vickers Viking IV off Batavia

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)
Operator:
Registration:
V-203
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Jakarta
City District of Jakarta
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, the airplane crashed in the Batavia harbor off Tanjung Priok. The pilot was rescued and the aircraft was lost.

Crash of a Vickers Viking IV in Kalijati: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1923 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)
Operator:
Registration:
V-201
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bandung - Kalijati
Location:
Kalijati
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Kalijati Airfield, the seaplane impacted a tree and crashed. A crew member was killed and the second was injured.

Crash of a Vickers 54 Viking IV in Brooklands: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1922
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)
Operator:
Ross MacPherson Smith
Registration:
G-EBBZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Brooklands - Brooklands
MSN:
15
YOM:
1922
Location:
Brooklands (Weybridge)
Surrey
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local test flight at Brooklands Airport. While flying at an altitude of about 1,000 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near the aerodrome, killing both occupants, the British aviator Jim Mallett Bennett and Ross McPherson Smith who completed the first flight from England to Australia in 1919.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following a pilot error.

Crash of a Vickers Viking 1 in Cottévrard: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1919 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAOV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Brooklands - Paris
MSN:
1
YOM:
1919
Location:
Cottévrard
Seine-Maritime
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The British aviator John William Alcock departed Brooklands (Weybridge) that day to Paris-Le Bourget to take part to the first airplane exhibition in Europe after the WWI. While overflying Seine-Maritime, the pilot lost control of the seaplane that crashed in Cottévrard, some 20 km north of Rouen. The pilot was seriously injured (skull fracture) and died few hours later. He performed the first nonstop transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland last 15JUN1919 with Arthur Whitten Brown. He was aged 27.
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