Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer crash, Dec 7, 1957 (6 killed)
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer accident on December 7, 1957 near Libya with 6 fatalities. Cause: Metal fatigue: failure of the forward tube of the V...
- Date: December 7, 1957
- Aircraft: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
- Location: Libya
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Metal fatigue: failure of the forward tube of the V brace in the port wing outer panel
The Twin Pioneer was returning from an oil company camp in the Fezzan to Tripoli when it failed to arrive and was found the next day. A structural failure of the port wing caused the outer panel to break away, and the aircraft dived to the ground, killing all six aboard.