Vickers Viking crash, Sep 2, 1958 (7 killed), Southall Mi...
Vickers Viking accident on September 2, 1958 near Southall Middlesex, United Kingdom with 7 fatalities.
- Date: September 2, 1958
- Aircraft: Vickers Viking
- Location: Southall Middlesex, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
An Independent Air Travel Vickers Viking freighter took off from London Airport for Tel Aviv via Nice, Brindisi and Athens. The crew reported engine trouble shortly after takeoff, turned back, lost height and crashed into houses at Southall. All three crew and four people on the ground were killed. An inquiry found the aircraft was overloaded and poorly maintained and that the pilot had been on duty for too long.