Northolt – Glasgow

On April 21, 1948 at 08:01 PM, Northolt – Glasgow experienced a crash involving Vickers Viking, operated by British European Airways - BEA, with the event recorded near Glasgow Strathclyde.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

20 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 20 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft left RAF Northolt at 1809LT bound for Glasgow-Renfrew Airport. At 1946LT, while cruising at an altitude of 4,700 feet, the captain contacted ATC to obtain the permission to descend to Renfrew. Few minutes later, he requested if the outer marker was operative. Shortly later, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Irish Law and crashed. All 20 occupants were quickly rescued, two of them were slightly injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AIVE, MSN 218, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.8700°, -4.2790°.