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1967 Nicosia Britannia disaster information


1967 Nicosia Britannia disaster
The aircraft involved in the accident, seen here at Schiphol Airport in 1965
Accident
Date20 April 1967
SummaryControlled flight into terrain (CFIT)
Site3.5 km south of Nicosia Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBristol Britannia 313
OperatorGlobe Air
RegistrationHB-ITB
Flight originDon Mueang International Airport, Bangkok
1st stopoverColombo International Airport
2nd stopoverChhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (Bombay-Santa Cruz Airport), Mumbai, India
3rd stopoverCairo International Airport diverted to Nicosia International Airport
DestinationBasel International Airport, Basel, Switzerland
Occupants130
Passengers120
Crew10
Fatalities126
Injuries3
Survivors4

The Nicosia Britannia disaster was the death of 126 passengers and crew on a Bristol Britannia of the Swiss airline Globe Air when it flew into the ground 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) south of Nicosia Airport, in Cyprus.[1]

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