Vickers Viscount crash, Nov 30, 1961 (15 killed), Sydney...
Vickers Viscount accident on November 30, 1961 near Sydney New South Wales, Australia with 15 fatalities. Cause: Failure in flight of the starboard...
- Date: November 30, 1961
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Sydney New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure in flight of the starboard outer wing in upward bending, from tensile overloading of the lower spar boom, most probably triggered by unexpected turbulence in the thunderstorm.
An Ansett ANA Vickers Viscount on a scheduled flight from Sydney to Canberra flew into a severe thunderstorm shortly after takeoff on 30 November 1961. The outer part of the right wing failed in turbulence and the aircraft crashed into Botany Bay, killing all 15 people on board.