Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald crash, Dec 24, 1974, Jerse...
Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald accident on December 24, 1974 near Jersey Channel Islands, United Kingdom with no fatalities.
- Date: December 24, 1974
- Aircraft: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald
- Location: Jersey Channel Islands, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Dart Herald on a scheduled flight from Southampton to Guernsey lost power on one engine and diverted to Jersey. During the single engine approach the aircraft drifted off line, the undercarriage was retracted during an overshoot, and it struck the ground right of the runway before stopping on a road. All 53 occupants got out and four were slightly injured.