Aer Lingus Flight 712
Aer Lingus Flight 712 crashed en route from Cork to London on 24 March 1968, killing all 61 passengers and crew. The aircraft, a Vickers Viscount 803 named St. Phelim, crashed into the sea off Tuskar Rock, County Wexford. Although the investigation into the crash lasted two years, a cause was never determined. Causes proposed in several investigative reports include possible impact with birds, a missile or target drone, or mechanical and structural failures.
A Vickers Viscount of Aer Lingus, similar to the accident aircraft (1966) | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 March 1968 |
| Summary | In-flight structural failure of undetermined cause |
| Site | St George's Channel, near Wexford, Ireland |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers Viscount 803 |
| Operator | Aer Lingus |
| Registration | EI-AOM |
| Flight origin | Cork Airport |
| Destination | Heathrow Airport |
| Passengers | 57 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 61 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Approximate location of crash site
Aer Lingus still uses this flight number for a daily flight from Cork to London Heathrow, contrary to airline convention of discontinuing a flight number following a crash. The route is operated with an aircraft from the Airbus A320 family.
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