Benbecula – Glasgow

On December 27, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Benbecula – Glasgow experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by British European Airways - BEA, with the event recorded near Glasgow Strathclyde.

The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach to Glasgow-Renfrew Airport, while completing an ambulance flight from Benbecula, the aircraft crashed on a golf course. All four occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AHXY, MSN 6808, year of manufacture 1946.

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