Date: | January 18, 1960 |
Location: | Charles City, Virginia |
Aircraft: | Vickers Viscount 745D |
Reg: | N7462 |
Airline: | Capital Airlines |
Flight No: | 20 |
Fatalities: | 50 : 50 |
The aircraft crashed and burned in a wooded area, striking the ground in a level attitude. The delayed arming of the engine ice-protection systems while flying through icing conditions, causing eventual flame-out of the four engines. |