Vickers Viscount crash, Nov 17, 1957, Ballerup Hovedstaden
Vickers Viscount accident on November 17, 1957 near Ballerup Hovedstaden, Denmark with no fatalities. Cause: Malfunction of the icing protection system.
- Date: November 17, 1957
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Ballerup Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Malfunction of the icing protection system
The BEA Vickers Viscount G-AOHP was on a cargo flight from London Airport to Copenhagen Kastrup. Three of its four engines stopped while holding, and the crew made a forced landing about 14 miles northwest of Kastrup. The aircraft was considerably damaged but did not burn, and the crew was not injured.