1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash

1962 plane crash in Poland July 2014 1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash Accident LOT Vickers Viscount Manteufel.jpg 300px A LOT Vickers Viscount, similar to the one involved 19 December 1962 Loss of control on approach near Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA) 52 9 57 N 20 58 2 E title Vickers 804 Viscount LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze SP-LVB Brussels Airport (IATA: BRU, ICAO: EBBR) Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF/EDDB) Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA) 33 28 5 33 0 thumb|Wreckage of the aircraft The 1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash occurred on 19 December 1962 when a Vickers Viscount 804, operated by LOT Polish Airlines on a flight from Brussels to Warsaw, crashed on landing. All 33 passengers and crew died. Accident The plane was returning from Brussels and had a stopover in Berlin, from where it took off at 5:55 pm. While on approach on runway 33 in Warsaw at 7:30 pm the crew received landing clearance. 46 seconds later the plane crashed and burned 1335 meters from the threshold. All 33 people aboard died – the crew of five and 28 passengers. Among the victims was Heinz Rauch, head of the East German statistical service, along with his wife and two children.21 December 1962 Po tragicznej katastrofie "Viscounta" na Okęciu: Ustalono już listę ofiar katastrofy After the tragic crash of "Viscount" at Okęcie: The list of victims of the disaster has already been established http://bibliotekacyfrowa.eu/dlibra/doccontent?id=23333 Dziennik Bałtycki pl Gdańsk XVIII 302 9 May 2013 Investigation The Chief Committee of Aircraft Accident Investigation stated that at the time of the accident the plane was configured for landing (flaps set and landing gear lowered). It also stated there was no explosion mid-air and all damage was a result of the crash. The plane was landing in harsh winter weather conditions, with dense near-ground fog, 6/8 overcast, fractostratus clouds at 250 meters, 7 km visibility and a temperature of −5 °C. Causes One of the probable causes of the stalling due to low speed was attributed to turboprop engine features, which change the propellers pitch during acceleration. As such, sudden throttle increase is not recommended. Such a maneuver was likely executed by the captain, who was accustomed to flying piston engine aircraft in which such maneuvers are allowed.Drukuj Zatajone katastrofy polskiego lotnictwa Print Concealed Polish aviation disasters http://ciekawe.onet.pl/historia/zatajone-katastrofy-polskiego-lotnictwa,1,4795283,artykul.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150505055641/http://ciekawe.onet.pl/historia/zatajone-katastrofy-polskiego-lotnictwa,1,4795283,artykul.html 2015-05-05 2024-02-20 ciekawe.onet.pl pl The Vickers Viscount 804 was one of three recently bought from British United Airways in England. On LOT's roster the airliner had logged only 84 flight hours. Official accident causes: Crew error Crew training errorsAnaliza stanu bezpieczeństwa lotniczego lata 1962–1982. Op. do użytku wewnętrznego [Analysis of the state of aviation safety in the years 1962–1982. Op. for internal use] pl There is a possibility that one of the NDBs during approach was broken, unknown to the crew.Ziólkowski, Jerzy. "Na Lotowskich Szlakach" [On the Lotowskie Trails] pl References Aviation Safety Network accident description ICAO Accident Digest No 14 Volume II Circular 71-AN/63, no.27 (str. 147/148) – report extract Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Poland Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1962 Category:1962 in Poland Category:LOT Polish Airlines accidents and incidents Category:December 1962 in Europe Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Vickers Viscount Category:1962 disasters in Poland Category:Disasters in Warsaw