London – Copenhagen

On November 17, 1957 at 05:03 AM, London – Copenhagen experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by British European Airways - BEA, with the event recorded near Ballerup Hovedstaden.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On the day of the accident the aircraft had taken off from London Airport at 0130 hours GMT on a scheduled flight to Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen, carrying a crew of 2 and a cargo of mail, freight and newspapers. The flight was without incident until when holding over Radio Beacon Bella, three of the aircraft's four engines stopped. It lost height and a forced landing was made at 0403 hours GMT, 14 miles northwest of Kastrup. The aircraft was considerably damaged, but there was no fire. The crew were not injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AOHP, MSN 165, year of manufacture 17.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.7103°, 12.4213°.