Bristol Britannia crash, Apr 20, 1967 (126 killed), Nicos...
Bristol Britannia accident on April 20, 1967 near Nicosia Nicosia, Cyprus with 126 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during the low...
- Date: April 20, 1967
- Aircraft: Bristol Britannia
- Location: Nicosia Nicosia, Cyprus
- Fatalities: 126
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during the low circuit. The investigation found the aircraft airworthy and no failure before the crash, and no flight recorder was fitted.
A Globe Air Bristol Britannia on a nonscheduled charter from Bangkok to Basel, with stops along the way, crashed into the ground about 3.5 km short of the runway at Nicosia, Cyprus, during a low circuit at night after an earlier overshoot. Of the 130 people on board, 126 were killed and four were seriously injured.