Vickers Viscount crash, Sep 26, 1960 (31 killed), Moscow-...
Vickers Viscount accident on September 26, 1960 near Moscow-Sheremetyevo Moscow oblast, Russia with 31 fatalities. Cause: Crew believed the aircraft...
- Date: September 26, 1960
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Moscow-Sheremetyevo Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 31
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew believed the aircraft was higher than it was; the captain altimeter setting differed from the copilot contrary to airline procedures, and why this occurred could not be determined
Austrian Airlines Flight 901, a Vickers Viscount, crashed into trees 11 km short of runway 07 at Moscow Sheremetyevo on the night of 26 September 1960. Thirty one of the 37 people on board were killed. Investigators found that the captain and copilot altimeters were set differently, against airline procedure, and the crew believed the aircraft was higher than it was.