Vickers Viscount crash, May 12, 1959 (31 killed), Chase M...
Vickers Viscount accident on May 12, 1959 near Chase Maryland, United States with 31 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in extreme turbulence near...
- Date: May 12, 1959
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Chase Maryland, United States
- Fatalities: 31
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control in extreme turbulence near thunderstorms, followed by structural overload during recovery from a steep dive
Capital Airlines Flight 75 flew into an area of thunderstorms on its way from New York to Atlanta on 12 May 1959. The Viscount lost control in extreme turbulence, dived steeply and broke up in flight before crashing near Chase, Maryland. All 31 occupants died, and the Civil Aeronautics Board cited turbulence and structural overload, noting the aircraft lacked working radar.