Vickers Viscount crash, Feb 25, 1994 (1 killed), Uttoxeter
Vickers Viscount accident on February 25, 1994 near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: Multiple engine failures from...
- Date: February 25, 1994
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Multiple engine failures from extreme icing, incomplete emergency drills, non-standard engine securing and restart actions, and poor crew resource management.
A British World Airlines Vickers Viscount on a cargo flight from Edinburgh to Coventry lost two engines in severe icing at cruise altitude. The crew descended and diverted toward Birmingham, but a further engine failed and poor emergency procedures left too little power, and the aircraft lost height and control. It crashed in woodland at Uttoxeter, killing the captain and seriously injuring the copilot.