# NTSB FTW62A0052: Vickers 812, N243V, Amarillo, TX, July 8, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1962
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor, 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW62A0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW62A0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0010   62/7/8    AMARILLO,TEX        VICKERS 812         CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0706                    N243V               PX-  0  0 13                            43, 16466 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1338 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AMARILLO,TEX                HOUSTON,TEX                  AUSTIN,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT DIVERTED ATTENTION.ALLOWED ACFT TO SETTLE TO RWY STRIKING NBR 2 AND 3 PROPS.FEATH NBR 2 PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N243V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243V-1962-07-26), registration cancelled 1962-07-26, S/N 354 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VICKERS 812
- Registry model: [Vickersarmstrongs VISCOUNT 812](https://openairdocs.org/model/vickersarmstrongs-viscount-812) (registry code 9470604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Amarillo

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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