Vickers Varsity crash, Mar 26, 1953, Nicosia Nicosia
Vickers Varsity accident on March 26, 1953 near Nicosia Nicosia, Cyprus with no fatalities. Cause: The nose wheel steering and brakes failed while the...
- Date: March 26, 1953
- Aircraft: Vickers Varsity
- Location: Nicosia Nicosia, Cyprus
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: The nose wheel steering and brakes failed while the aircraft was taxiing.
A Royal Air Force Vickers Varsity lost nose wheel steering while taxiing for takeoff at Nicosia on 26 March 1953. The pilot kept taxiing on the other braking systems, but the brakes failed during a turn and the aircraft struck parked fuel tanks. There were no casualties and the aircraft was written off.