British European Airways Flight 411
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.
Wreckage of the BEA Viscount amid damaged houses on Shadowmoss Road on 14 March 1957 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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