1953 Nutts Corner BEA Vickers Viking accident
A BEA Vickers VC.1 Type 610 Viking 1B, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 January 1953 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Nutts Corner, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers VC.1 Type 610 Viking 1B |
| Aircraft name | Lord St Vincent |
| Operator | British European Airways |
| Registration | G-AJDL |
| Flight origin | RAF Northolt, England , United Kingdom |
| Destination | Nutts Corner, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Passengers | 31 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 27 |
| Injuries | 8 |
| Survivors | 8 |
On 5 January 1953, a Vickers Viking airliner operated by British European Airways crashed on approach to Belfast Nutts Corner Airport, Northern Ireland. The aircraft was on a domestic flight from London Northolt Airport with 31 passengers and 4 crew on board. Twenty-four of the passengers and three crew members died in the accident.