Vickers Viking crash, May 1, 1957 (34 killed), Blackbushe...
Vickers Viking accident on May 1, 1957 near Blackbushe Hampshire, United Kingdom with 34 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the captain to maintain a safe...
- Date: May 1, 1957
- Aircraft: Vickers Viking
- Location: Blackbushe Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the captain to maintain a safe altitude and airspeed when approaching to land on one engine after failure (or suspected failure) of the port engine
Eagle Aviation Vickers Viking G-AJBO was on a trooping charter from Blackbushe to Libya with 35 people aboard. After the port engine failed on departure, the crew attempted a circuit back to land and the aircraft crashed into trees on final approach to Blackbushe. Of the 35 people on board, 34 were killed and one survived.