1961 Derby Aviation crash
A Dakota IV similar to the accident aircraft at the National Cold War Museum Cosford | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 October 1961 |
| Summary | Navigational error CFIT |
| Site | Pic de Canigó 42°31′08″N 2°27′24″E / 42.5189°N 2.4567°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas Dakota IV |
| Operator | Derby Aviation |
| Registration | G-AMSW |
| Occupants | 34 |
| Passengers | 31 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 34 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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The 1961 Derby Aviation crash refers to the fatal crash of a Douglas Dakota IV, registration G-AMSW, operated by Derby Aviation, the forerunner of British Midland Airways, on the mountain of Canigó, France, on 7 October 1961. All 34 on board (31 passengers, pilot, co-pilot and stewardess) were killed.