Wisley - Wisley

On April 23, 1946 at 05:15 PM, Wisley - Wisley experienced a crash involving Vickers Viking, operated by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, with the event recorded near Effingham Surrey.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew left Wisley Airfield at 1705LT on a local test flight on this first prototype, in accordance to the certification program. Five minutes after takeoff, while cruising at an altitude of 1,000 feet, the crew willingly shut down the right engine. Four minutes later, the left engine encountered technical problems and failed. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing and the airplane crash landed in a field located in Effingham, about 2 miles southeast of the Wisley Airfield. While all four crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. This was the first mishap involving a Vickers Viking.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AGOK, MSN 1/101, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.2719°, -0.3978°.