Vickers Viscount crash, May 20, 1958 (12 killed), Brunswi...
Vickers Viscount accident on May 20, 1958 near Brunswick Maryland, United States with 12 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the T 33 pilot to maintain...
- Date: May 20, 1958
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Brunswick Maryland, United States
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the T 33 pilot to maintain adequate vigilance to see and avoid other traffic
A Capital Airlines Viscount on Flight 300 collided in mid air with a Maryland Air National Guard T 33 jet near Brunswick, Maryland, while descending toward Baltimore in clear weather. All 11 people aboard the Viscount and one occupant of the T 33 died, while the T 33 pilot parachuted to safety. Investigators concluded the T 33 pilot failed to see and avoid the airliner.