I have an interest in the Viscount crash because (1) It crashed just off the coast here in Wexford, South East Ireland (I can actually see Tuskar Rock lighthouse from the window here) and (2) a distant cousin was one of the cabin crew on the plane.
A review into the original crash report was held in 2000 and reported in 2002, and it agreed with most of the original report’s conclusions that catastrophic structural failure was the cause of the tragedy. It can be found on the Air Accident Investigation Unit website.
There is a new book published last year entitled ‘Cleared for Disaster’ by Michael O’Toole and the last chapter details the crash of the Viscount. The theory is that after the plane was ‘catastrophically damaged’, it flew for another thirty minutes attempting a landing but without any more radio calls. This book almost didn’t get published as the author died before this chapter was completed and it was only through the efforts of his widow that it is now available.
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