Vickers Viscount crash, Nov 23, 1962 (17 killed), Ellicot...
Vickers Viscount accident on November 23, 1962 near Ellicott City Maryland, United States with 17 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft struck at least two...
- Date: November 23, 1962
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Ellicott City Maryland, United States
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft struck at least two whistling swans at 6,000 ft. One bird went through the left horizontal stabilizer, which separated, and the aircraft became uncontrollable.
United Air Lines Flight 297, a Vickers Viscount 745D, struck a flock of whistling swans at 6,000 feet on its flight from Newark to Washington and crashed in a wooded area near Ellicott City, Maryland, on 23 November 1962. All 13 passengers and 4 crew were killed.