Vickers Viscount crash, Apr 6, 1958 (47 killed), MBS-Tri-...
Vickers Viscount accident on April 6, 1958 near MBS-Tri-City (Midland, Bay City & Saginaw) Michigan, United States with 47 fatalities. Cause: Ice...
- Date: April 6, 1958
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: MBS-Tri-City (Midland, Bay City & Saginaw) Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 47
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Ice accretion on the horizontal stabilizer causing loss of pitch control
Capital Airlines Flight 67, a Vickers Viscount, crashed on approach to Tri City Airport near Saginaw, Michigan, on 6 April 1958, killing all 47 people aboard. The probable cause was an undetected accretion of ice on the horizontal stabilizer, which combined with airspeed and configuration to cause a loss of pitch control.