Vickers Viscount crash, May 3, 1967 (2 killed), Southend...
Vickers Viscount accident on May 3, 1967 near Southend Essex, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during takeoff after feathering...
- Date: May 3, 1967
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Southend Essex, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control during takeoff after feathering of the No. 4 propeller had been initiated
On a test flight to renew its airworthiness certificate, the Vickers Viscount lost its No. 4 engine shortly after takeoff from Southend Airport on 3 May 1967. The engine was shut down and its propeller feathered, but control was lost and the aircraft crashed near the airport and was destroyed. Two people on the ground were killed and the three crew were injured.