Date:	Sunday 29 May 1960
Time:
Type:	Vickers 498 Viking 1A
Owner/operator:	Air Safaris
Registration:	G-AHOR
MSN:	118
Year of manufacture:	1946
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Lourdes-Tarbes Ossun Lourdes Airport (LDE) -   France
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Lourdes-Tarbes Ossun Lourdes Airport (LDE/LFBT)

Narrative:
The Air Safaris Viking approached Tarbes in poor visibility conditions: visibility 2 km and cloud 8/8 at 150 m. At decision altitude the runway was not visible, so a go around was initiated. Immediately thereafter the runway became visible and the approach was continued. The Viking landed gear up and came to rest after 330yds.

Survey of accidents to aircraft in the United Kingdom 1960 / CAA

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