Viscount G-AOHI 19th Jan 1973
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Viscount G-AOHI 19th Jan 1973
I was just looking through "An illustrated history of BEA" and noticed in amongst the list of accidents the above mentioned Viscount.
It crashed into a mountain/hill somewhere near Perth while on a test flight from Glasgow with the loss of four lives (all on board).
I've searched on google but can't find any more info. Does anyone have any more? A Location maybe or even an AAIB report?
It crashed into a mountain/hill somewhere near Perth while on a test flight from Glasgow with the loss of four lives (all on board).
I've searched on google but can't find any more info. Does anyone have any more? A Location maybe or even an AAIB report?
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Although my home was in Edinburgh when this happened I would have been away at school, but it is the first I have heard of it. On the subject of Viscounts/Scotland does anyone know any details of a Viscount (airline/Reg/exact date) that overan the runway at East Fortune in the early sixties when it was being used as Edinburgh Airport whilst runway work was being carried out at Turnhouse? I assume it would have been BEA.
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Memory ain't what it used to be but this is what I think I remember..
The aircraft was U/S with a technical fault and when the engineers fixed this the captain elected to take it up on a short test flight. The crew "booked out" for a short flight to the north without confirming if the aircraft was going to be flown IFR or VFR.
The crew and the engineers were on the aircraft for the test flight.
On completion of the tests the aircraft turned back towards Glasgow but hit Ben More (about 34nm N EGPF).
What I cannot recall was whether it was IMC or night at the time of the crash or the final result of the investigation. I know the initial blame was on the crew for descending prematurely but no sane person would drop below MSA so far north of the airport.
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The aircraft was U/S with a technical fault and when the engineers fixed this the captain elected to take it up on a short test flight. The crew "booked out" for a short flight to the north without confirming if the aircraft was going to be flown IFR or VFR.
The crew and the engineers were on the aircraft for the test flight.
On completion of the tests the aircraft turned back towards Glasgow but hit Ben More (about 34nm N EGPF).
What I cannot recall was whether it was IMC or night at the time of the crash or the final result of the investigation. I know the initial blame was on the crew for descending prematurely but no sane person would drop below MSA so far north of the airport.
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The crash happened at 14:32 on the 19/01/1973. My father was the captain of the flight. ( Capt Walter Durward). He had 8,346 hours total flying time of which 1,835 had been on Viscounts. All were flown in Scotland. He was an extreamly experienced pilot. If any one would like to see the full copy of the CAA report please feel free to mail me. I will send it by post. Only on the condition that it is returned to me, as it is the only thing I have.
Cheers
Mike
Cheers
Mike
