Vickers Vanguard crash, Feb 6, 1989 (3 killed), Marseille...
Vickers Vanguard accident on February 6, 1989 near Marseille-Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône, France with 3 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after...
- Date: February 6, 1989
- Aircraft: Vickers Vanguard
- Location: Marseille-Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after takeoff caused by a failure or disconnection in the aileron servo compensator control chain, with the crew missing the earlier control anomaly and a power reduction after takeoff leading to a stall.
An Inter Cargo Services Vanguard on a cargo flight from Marseille toward Casablanca lost control during the takeoff climb, rolled left and overturned into the Gulf of Lion a few hundred metres offshore. All three crew members were killed.