| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 24, 1960 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Off Heraklion, Greece |
| Operator: | Don Everall Aviation |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Heraklion, Greece - Cairo, Egypt |
| AC Type: | Vickers 634 Viking 1B |
| Registration: | G-AMNK |
| cn / ln: | 210 |
| Aboard: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The cargo plane took off, lost an engine, banked to the left and crashed into the ocean. The cause of the engine failure was not established but the most likely reason appears to be a defective fuel or ignition system. The reason why it was not possible for the aircraft to maintain safe flight after the failure of the engine remains unknown. |
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