 A similar Vickers Viking operated by Eagle Airways in 1960 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 August 1961 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Holta, Strand, Norway 59°05′07″N 6°03′41″E / 59.08528°N 6.06139°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers 610 Viking 3B |
| Operator | Eagle Airways |
| Registration | G-AHPM |
| Flight origin | London Heathrow, England |
| Destination | Stavanger Airport, Sola |
| Passengers | 36 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 39 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1961 Holtaheia Vickers Viking crash (Norwegian: Holtaheia-ulykken) was a controlled flight into terrain incident on 9 August 1961 at Holta in Strand, Norway. The Eagle Airways (later, British Eagle) Vickers 610 Viking 3B Lord Rodney was en route from London Heathrow to Stavanger Airport, Sola on an AIR Tours charter flight taking a school group for a camping holiday. The aircraft was making an instrument landing when it crashed 54 km (34 mi) north east of Stavanger. All 39 people on board died.