Crash of a Vickers 615 Viking 1B near San Carlos de Bariloche: 16 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T-3
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Buenos Aires – San Carlos de Bariloche
MSN:
151
YOM:
1946
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
The crew started the descent to San Carlos de Bariloche when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Meta located about 30 km southwest of the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 16 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Vickers 610 Viking 1B in Blackbushe: 34 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1957 at 2220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AJBO
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Blackbushe – Tripoli
MSN:
241
YOM:
1947
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
30
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
34
Captain / Total flying hours:
6800
Captain / Total hours on type:
4800.00
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on a trooping flight from Blackbushe Airport to Idris in Tripoli and was carrying a crew of four, one supernumerary crew as passenger and thirty passengers. A few seconds after 2214LT the aircraft was observed to make its run and to take off. At 2216, it called the control tower and passed the following message, "I have got a port engine failure I am making a left-hand circuit to come in again". Having completed the downwind and base legs of this circuit, the aircraft crashed in a wood just as, or just after, it had turned onto the final approach and at a distance of about 1 200 yards from the threshold of the runway. Thirty-four of the thirty-five persons on board lost their lives.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by the failure of the captain to maintain height and a safe flying speed when approaching to land on one engine after the failure (or suspected failure) of the port engine for reasons unknown.
Final Report:

Crash of a Vickers 491 Viking 1B in Buenos Aires: 18 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1957 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T-11
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Buenos Aires – Mar del Plata – Mendoza
MSN:
188
YOM:
1947
Flight number:
LD011
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
29
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbury Airport, while in initial climb, the crew encountered strong crosswinds. The airplane rolled left and right then stalled and crashed in a field. Sixteen people, among them the copilot, were injured while 17 other occupants plus one on the ground were killed. The airplane had the dual registration T-11 and LV-XFE.

Crash of a Vickers 610 Viking 1B on Mt Taurus: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VK-500
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Amman – Beirut – Athens – London
MSN:
260
YOM:
1949
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was performing a flight from Amman to London with intermediate stops at Beirut and Athens, carrying four high ranking officers of the Jordanian Air Force (Arab Legion Air Force) on behalf of the Jordanian Government, and two crew members. While overflying Turkey, the airplane hit the slope of a mountain located in the Taurus Mountain Range, about 30 km southwest of Karaman. As the airplane failed to arrive in Athens, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the airplane nor the six occupants was found. The wreckage was eventually spotted in an isolated area six months later. All six occupants have been killed.

Crash of a Vickers 610 Viking 1B in Salisbury: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VP-YMO
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Salisbury – Salisbury
MSN:
227
YOM:
1947
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training sortie at Salisbury Airport. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed 3 km from the airfield. Both pilots were killed. It is believed the accident was caused by an error on part of the copilot.

Crash of a Vickers 615 Viking 1B in Resistencia

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T-5
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
181
YOM:
1947
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During initial climb, one of the engine failed. The crew completed an emergency landing in an open field located few km from the airport. While all 25 occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Vickers 610 Viking 1B in Hurlingham: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 4, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T-91
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
258
YOM:
18
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from El Palomar Airbase, while climbing, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The crew elected to make an emergency landing when control was lost. The twin engine aircraft crashed in a wasteland located in Hurlingham, near the airfield. Three crew members, among them both pilots, were killed while all six other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Vickers 644 Viking 1B in Baghdad

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1955
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
YI-ABQ
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
231
YOM:
1947
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
As an unexpected situation occurred during the takeoff run, the pilot-in-command decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and started an emergency braking maneuver. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the twin engine aircraft overran and came to rest in flames into a ravine. All 19 occupants were quickly evacuated while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Vickers 616 Viking AB in Salisbury

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1955 at 1427 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VP-YEX
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Johannesburg – Salisbury
MSN:
159
YOM:
1946
Flight number:
CAA120
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Jan Smuts Airport at 1115LT on a scheduled flight to Belvedere Airport, Salisbury, under VFR conditions, carrying 23 passengers and a crew of 5. At 1427LT, while approaching runway 27 from the east on final approach during a thunderstorm, the undercarriage struck the ground a short distance to the north and east of the threshold of runway 27, causing the starboard tire to burst, the starboard leg of the undercarriage to break and the starboard propeller engine to be severely damaged. The pilot endeavored to undertake overshoot procedure but as the starboard engine and propeller could not deliver power and the aircraft was at a speed below the minimum required for effective control, he was obliged to make a crash landing. No one was injured but the aircraft was extensively damaged.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused not by mechanical defect of the aircraft nor by the conduct of the pilot but by a combination of unusual and unexpected circumstances . Had the sudden downpour of rain not taken place at the critical moment, it is almost certain that no accident would have occurred.
Final Report:

Crash of a Vickers 634 Viking 1B in Cairo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
SU-AFO
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cairo - Cairo
MSN:
212
YOM:
1947
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Following a 1,000 hours maintenance check, the twin engine airplane christened 'Tutankhamun' was involved in a 3 minutes test flight with two pilots and two technicians on board. On final approach to runway 32, the crew voluntarily shot down the left engine and feathered its propeller to conduct an asymmetric landing. It is believed the aircraft was unstable as it landed too long, in the last third of the runway. In such conditions, the captain decided to make a go around and increased power on the right engine when the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames. Three crew members were killed while a fourth occupant was seriously injured.