- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 01, 1957 |
Time: | 2120 |
Location: | Blackbushe, Hants, England |
Operator: | Eagle Aviation |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Blackbushe - Tripoli |
AC Type: | Vickers Viking 1B |
Registration: | G-AJBO |
cn / ln: | 241 |
Aboard: | 35 (passengers:30 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 34 (passengers:29 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed while attemting an emergency return to the airport shortly after taking off. Engine failure. The failure of the captain to maintain height and a safe flying speed when approaching to land on one engine after the failure of the left engine for reasons unknown. |
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