Vickers Viscount crash, Dec 31, 1968 (26 killed), Port He...
Vickers Viscount accident on December 31, 1968 near Port Hedland Western Australia, Australia with 26 fatalities. Cause: Metal fatigue in the starboard...
- Date: December 31, 1968
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Port Hedland Western Australia, Australia
- Fatalities: 26
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Metal fatigue in the starboard inner main spar lower boom, weakened by a maintenance error (a flared bush inserted at station 143) that the boom retirement life did not account for
The MacRobertson Miller Viscount on scheduled Flight 1750 from Perth to Port Hedland lost contact while descending toward Port Hedland. Its right wing broke away in flight, and the wreckage burned about 28 miles from the airport, killing all 26 occupants.