British European Airways Flight 411
Wreckage of Flight 411 | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 March 1957 |
| Summary | Loss of control caused by metal fatigue in flaps |
| Site | Wythenshawe, Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Total fatalities | 22 |
| Aircraft | |
| G-ALWE, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1953 | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers Viscount |
| Operator | British European Airways |
| Registration | G-ALWE |
| Flight origin | Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Destination | Manchester Airport, England |
| Passengers | 15 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 20 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 2 |
British European Airways Flight 411 crashed on approach to Manchester Airport after a flight from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport on 14 March 1957 and hit a house in Wythenshawe. All on board, 20 passengers and crew, died in the crash as did two people in the house. The aircraft involved was a Vickers Viscount registration G-ALWE operated by British European Airways. The cause of the crash was metal fatigue in flaps causing loss of control.