Vickers Viscount crash, Mar 31, 1991, Medellín-José María...
Vickers Viscount accident on March 31, 1991 near Medellín-José María Córdova (Rionegro), Antioquia, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of control...
- Date: March 31, 1991
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Medellín-José María Córdova (Rionegro), Antioquia, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control in turbulence after both attitude indicators failed, on an airframe already weakened by a spar crack from a 1988 landing gear collapse.
A Viscount on a cargo flight from Bogota to San Andres lost both artificial horizons in turbulence at 16,000 ft and entered an uncontrolled descent. The crew regained control near 4,000 ft and landed safely at Medellin. Post-accident inspection found a spar crack traced to an earlier landing gear collapse, and the aircraft was written off.