Vickers Viking crash, Dec 20, 1953, Nuremberg Bavaria
Vickers Viking accident on December 20, 1953 near Nuremberg Bavaria, Germany with no fatalities. Cause: Wrong approach configuration by the crew in...
- Date: December 20, 1953
- Aircraft: Vickers Viking
- Location: Nuremberg Bavaria, Germany
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Wrong approach configuration by the crew in poor weather
A Vickers Viking operated on a scheduled London to Nuremberg flight landed on runway 10 at Nuremberg in marginal weather with visibility below minima. The aircraft could not stop in the remaining runway, overran and came to rest near a road. All 11 occupants were evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.