1967 Air Ferry DC-4 accident

1967 Air Ferry DC-4 accident
A DC-4 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date3 June 1967
SummaryCarbon monoxide poisoning of the flight crew due to a faulty cabin heater.
SiteCanigou mountain, France
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-4
OperatorAir Ferry
RegistrationG-APYK
Flight originManston Airport, United Kingdom
DestinationPerpignan Airport, France
Occupants88
Passengers83
Crew5
Fatalities88
Survivors0

The 1967 Air Ferry DC-4 accident occurred on 3 June 1967, when a Douglas DC-4 registered as G-APYK on a non-scheduled charter flight between Manston Airport in Kent, England and Perpignan Airport in France hit the Canigou mountain in France, killing all 88 on board. The cause of the accident was determined to be carbon monoxide poisoning of the flight crew due to a faulty cabin heater. The crash is the deadliest aviation accident involving a DC-4.