Sterling Airways OY-SAN – 14. July 1973
Date | 14. July 1973 |
Location | Stockholm – Arlanda, Sweden |
C/N | 98 |
Model | Caravelle VIR |
Airline | Sterling Airways |
Registration | OY-SAN |
Occupants | 0/6 + 0/?? |
Aircraft history | OY-SAN c/n 98 Caravelle 6R, made its first flight on November 15th 1961 and was delivered to United Airlines as N1013U named “Ville de Arles” 3 days later. It was bought by Sterling Airways on January 1st 1972 and named “City of London”. |
Accident description | While the Caravelle was taxiing at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport it collided with a lamp mast. The damage was beyond economical repair so that OY-SAN was stripped of useful parts and stored at ARN. In 1974 the aircraft was broken up for scrap. |