Vickers Viking crash, Apr 21, 1948, Glasgow Strathclyde
Vickers Viking accident on April 21, 1948 near Glasgow Strathclyde, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot error. A receiver fault probably...
- Date: April 21, 1948
- Aircraft: Vickers Viking
- Location: Glasgow Strathclyde, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error. A receiver fault probably meant the outer marker signal was not received, which was a contributing factor.
The BEA Vickers Viking G-AIVE flying from RAF Northolt to Glasgow Renfrew struck the slope of Mount Irish Law while approaching Renfrew on 21 April 1948. None of the 20 people aboard were killed, and 13 were injured.