British Eagle International Airlines Flight 802/6

Not to be confused with British Eagle Flight 802.

British Eagle International Airlines Flight 802/6
A Bristol Britannia of British Eagle International Airlines, similar to the one involved
Accident
Date29 February 1964
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
Site
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBristol Britannia
OperatorBritish Eagle International Airlines
RegistrationG-AOVO
Flight originLondon Heathrow Airport
DestinationInnsbruck Kranebitten Airport
Passengers75
Crew8
Fatalities83
Survivors0

On Saturday, 29 February 1964, British Eagle International Airlines Flight 802/6 crashed into the Glungezer mountain near Innsbruck, Austria. The aircraft, a Bristol Britannia registered G-AOVO, had taken off from London Heathrow Airport, England, destined for Innsbruck Kranebitten Airport in Austria. All 75 passengers and 8 crew died in the crash.

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