De Havilland DH.114 Heron crash, Sep 28, 1957 (3 killed)
De Havilland DH.114 Heron accident on September 28, 1957 near Port Ellen Argyll, United Kingdom with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot did not appreciate...
- Date: September 28, 1957
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.114 Heron
- Location: Port Ellen Argyll, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot did not appreciate the rapid loss of height during a visual half circuit to land.
A de Havilland Heron 1B flying a Scottish Air Ambulance mission from Glasgow to Port Ellen, with a crew and a doctor on board, was approaching in marginal weather at night. While turning to join the runway path, it struck the ground with its left wing, cartwheeled and crashed. All three occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.