1967 Nicosia Britannia disaster
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.
The aircraft involved in the accident, seen here at Schiphol Airport in 1965 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 April 1967 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) |
| Site | 3.5 km south of Nicosia Airport |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Bristol Britannia 313 |
| Operator | Globe Air |
| Registration | HB-ITB |
| Flight origin | Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok |
| 1st stopover | Colombo International Airport |
| 2nd stopover | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (Bombay-Santa Cruz Airport), Mumbai, India |
| 3rd stopover | Cairo International Airport diverted to Nicosia International Airport |
| Destination | Basel International Airport, Basel, Switzerland |
| Occupants | 130 |
| Passengers | 120 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Fatalities | 126 |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Survivors | 4 |
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