Bristol Britannia crash, Sep 1, 1966 (98 killed), Ljublja...
Bristol Britannia accident on September 1, 1966 near Ljubljana Central Slovenia (Osrednjeslovenska), Slovenia with 98 fatalities. Cause: The pilot in...
- Date: September 1, 1966
- Aircraft: Bristol Britannia
- Location: Ljubljana Central Slovenia (Osrednjeslovenska), Slovenia
- Fatalities: 98
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot in command did not set his altimeter to the QFE, and the copilot altimeter setting matched neither value given by the controller. Neither pilot caught the error and the crew did not cross check their altimeters.
Britannia Airways Flight 105, a Bristol Britannia charter from Luton to Ljubljana, crashed in woods near Ljubljana while on approach to runway 31 early on 1 September 1966. The altimeter was not set correctly and the crew did not catch the error. 98 of the 117 people on board were killed and 19 survived.