Stockport air disaster
G-ALHG, the accident aircraft, at Liverpool Airport, February 1965 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 June 1967 |
| Summary | Crashed on approach following double engine failure |
| Site | Stockport, England 53°24′27″N 2°09′11″W / 53.407563°N 2.153138°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Canadair C-4 Argonaut |
| Operator | British Midland Airways |
| Registration | G-ALHG |
| Flight origin | Palma Airport, Majorca, Spain |
| Destination | Ringway Airport, Manchester, England |
| Passengers | 79 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 72 |
| Injuries | 12 |
| Survivors | 12 |
On 4 June 1967, a Canadair C-4 Argonaut passenger aircraft owned by British Midland Airways operating as British Midland Flight 542 crashed near the centre of Stockport, Cheshire, England. Of the 84 people on board, 72 were killed. It is the fourth-worst accident in British aviation history, and happened just a day after the 1967 Air Ferry DC-4 accident