Vickers Viscount crash, Sep 22, 1966 (24 killed), Winton...
Vickers Viscount accident on September 22, 1966 near Winton Queensland, Australia with 24 fatalities. Cause: The securing of the oil metering unit to...
- Date: September 22, 1966
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Winton Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The securing of the oil metering unit to the No. 2 cabin blower became ineffective. This started a fire that spread to a wing fuel tank and weakened the wing, which then broke away.
Ansett ANA Flight 149, a Vickers Viscount on a scheduled service from Mount Isa to Longreach, declared an emergency after fire warnings on two engines and diverted toward Winton. The aircraft broke up in the air and crashed in light timber west of Winton on 22 September 1966, killing all 24 people on board.