- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: April 20, 1967
Time: 0113
Location: Near Nicosia, Cyprus
Operator: Globe Air
Flight #: ?
Route: Bombay - Cairo
AC Type: Bristol Britannia 175
Registration: HB-ITB
cn / ln: 13232
Aboard: 130   (passengers:120  crew:10)
Fatalities: 126   (passengers:117  crew:9)
Ground: 0
Summary: The flight crashed while making a second landing attempt. Misjudgement by the pilot during approach. Both pilots exceeded their duty time by 3 hours at the time of the crash. The first officer had less than 50 hours flying time in a Britannia.
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