Vickers Viscount crash, Jul 9, 1964 (39 killed), Parrotts...
Vickers Viscount accident on July 9, 1964 near Parrottsville Tennessee, United States with 39 fatalities. Cause: An uncontrollable in flight fire of...
- Date: July 9, 1964
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Parrottsville Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 39
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An uncontrollable in flight fire of undetermined origin in the fuselage, which resulted in a loss of control of the aircraft
United Air Lines Flight 823, a Vickers Viscount 745D, was flying from Philadelphia to Huntsville with stops in Washington and Knoxville when it was seen flying low and trailing smoke. A passenger and then a cabin window fell from the aircraft before it pitched up and dove into the ground near Parrottsville, Tennessee, where it exploded and burned. All 39 people on board died.