| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 24, 1968 |
| Time: | 1059 |
| Location: | Off Wexford Harbor, Ireland |
| Operator: | Aer Lingus |
| Flight #: | 712 |
| Route: | Cork - London |
| AC Type: | Vickers Viscount 803 |
| Registration: | EI-AOM |
| cn / ln: | 178 |
| Aboard: | 61 (passengers:57 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 61 (passengers:57 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft was believed to have gone into a spin or spiral dive with recovery at about 12,000 ft. The dive apparently caused structural damage which resulted in the aircraft plunging into St George's Channel, 10 miles east of Carnsore Point. Possible causal factors may have been metal fatigue, corrosion, flutter (vibration) or a bird strike. |
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