British European Airways Flight S200P
Wreckage left in situ after the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 April 1948 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) |
| Site | Irish Law Mountain, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 55°48′32″N 4°46′51″W / 55.808778°N 4.780862°W |
| Aircraft | |
| A Vickers 610 Viking 1B, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers 610 Viking 1B |
| Operator | British European Airways |
| Registration | G-AIVE |
| Flight origin | London-Northolt Airport |
| Destination | Glasgow-Renfrew Airport |
| Passengers | 16 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 13 |
| Survivors | 20 |
British European Airways Flight S200P was a short-haul flight in the United Kingdom from London-Northolt Airport to Glasgow-Renfrew Airport. On 21 April 1948, while on approach to Renfrew, a Vickers VC.1 Viking, registration G-AIVE, crashed into Irish Law Mountain in Ayrshire, Scotland. No one died in the accident, but 13 of the 20 passengers and crew were injured, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.