Vickers Viking crash, Nov 30, 1946 (5 killed), El Palomar...
Vickers Viking accident on November 30, 1946 near El Palomar AFB Buenos Aires province, Argentina with 5 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure.
- Date: November 30, 1946
- Aircraft: Vickers Viking
- Location: El Palomar AFB Buenos Aires province, Argentina
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure
Shortly after takeoff from El Palomar, an Argentine Air Force Vickers Viking reported an engine failure and tried to return. The captain could not reach the airfield and made an emergency landing in a field, where the aircraft hit the ground, overturned and crashed. Five people were killed and 13 others were seriously injured.