Vickers Viscount crash, Jan 18, 1960 (50 killed), Holdcro...
Vickers Viscount accident on January 18, 1960 near Holdcroft Virginia, United States with 50 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after total engine...
- Date: January 18, 1960
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Holdcroft Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 50
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control after total engine failure due to icing; the investigation attributed the failure to pilots delaying engine ice protection systems under airline policy, as stated by Wikipedia
Capital Airlines Flight 20, a Vickers Viscount on a Chicago to Washington to Norfolk service, crashed at Holdcroft, Virginia, on 18 January 1960, killing all 50 people aboard. After total engine failure in icing conditions at 8,000 feet the aircraft went out of control, and Wikipedia reports that it burned for hours after the crash.