Vickers Viking crash, Mar 29, 1953 (13 killed), Mkwaya Li...
Vickers Viking accident on March 29, 1953 near Mkwaya Lindi Region, Tanzania with 13 fatalities. Cause: Corrosion weakened the lower starboard boom,...
- Date: March 29, 1953
- Aircraft: Vickers Viking
- Location: Mkwaya Lindi Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Corrosion weakened the lower starboard boom, which broke in a gust
A Central African Airways Vickers Viking named Shangani was on a scheduled flight from Blantyre to Dar es Salaam when it encountered poor weather. The aircraft disintegrated in the air after a strong gust and crashed near Mkwaya. All 13 people on board, five crew and eight passengers, were killed.