Narrative:
Viscount G-AOJA departed London at 15:16 GMT for a flight to Belfast-Nutts Corner. At 16:45 the flight was taken over by the Precision Approach Controller for a GCA talkdown on runway 28. Within a mile from touchdown the aircraft had drifted right of the runway centreline. An overshoot was carried out, but the aircraft crashed 1000 feet south of the western end of runway 28.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The cause of the accident was not determined."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 23 October 1957 |
| Time: | 16:51 |
| Type: |  Vickers 802 Viscount |
| Operator: | British European Airways - BEA |
| Registration: | G-AOJA |
| MSN: | 150 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Belfast-Nutts Corner ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | London Airport (LHR/EGLL), United Kingdom |
| Belfast-Nutts Corner Airport, United Kingdom |
Viscount G-AOJA departed London at 15:16 GMT for a flight to Belfast-Nutts Corner. At 16:45 the flight was taken over by the Precision Approach Controller for a GCA talkdown on runway 28. Within a mile from touchdown the aircraft had drifted right of the runway centreline. An overshoot was carried out, but the aircraft crashed 1000 feet south of the western end of runway 28.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The cause of the accident was not determined."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (28-31)Photos
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