Date: 18 June 1972
Flight: Flight 548
Aircraft: Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C
Location: Staines
Summary: Crew error
Is British European Airways (BEA) Safe?
We track reported incidents for British European Airways (BEA). This page lists 17 recorded events and highlights the most recent entry.
Most recent listed incident: 18 June 1972
Date: 2 October 1971
Flight: Flight 706
Aircraft: Vickers Vanguard
Location: near Aarsele
Summary: Corrosion, explosive decompression
Date: 27 October 1965
Flight: G-APEE
Aircraft: Vickers Vanguard
Location: London Heathrow Airport
Summary: Pilot error
Date: 22 October 1958
Flight: Flight 142
Aircraft: Vickers Viscount 701C
Location: Anzio
Summary: Mid-air collision with an Italian Air Force F-86
Date: 6 February 1958
Flight: Flight 609 Lord Burleigh
Aircraft: Airspeed Ambassador 2
Location: Munich
Summary: Weather
Date: 23 October 1957
Flight: G-AOJA
Aircraft: Vickers Viscount 802
Location: Nutts Corner
Summary: Undetermined
Date: 14 March 1957
Flight: Flight 411 RMA Discovery
Aircraft: Vickers Viscount 701
Location: Wythenshawe
Summary: Metal fatigue, loss of control
Date: 5 January 1953
Flight: G-AJDL Lord St. Vincent
Aircraft: Vickers Viking 1B
Location: Nutts Corner Airport
Summary: Pilot error
Date: 31 October 1950
Flight: G-AHPN
Aircraft: Vickers Viking 1B
Location: London Heathrow Airport
Summary: Poor visibility, crash on landing
Date: 17 October 1950
Flight: G-AGIW
Aircraft: Douglas Dakota C.3
Location: Mill Hill
Summary: Engine failure, loss of control
Date: 13 April 1950
Flight: G-AIVL Vigilant
Aircraft: Vickers Viking 1B
Location: English Channel
Summary: Bombing
Date: 19 August 1949
Flight: G-AHCY
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: near Oldham
Summary: Pilot error, CFIT
Date: 19 February 1949
Flight: G-AHCW
Aircraft: Douglas Dakota C.3
Location: over Exhall
Summary: Mid-air collision with an RAF Avro Anson
Date: 21 April 1948
Flight: Flight S200P
Aircraft: Vickers Viking 1B
Location: Irish Law Mountain
Summary: CFIT
Date: 5 April 1948
Flight: G-AIVP
Aircraft: Vickers Viking 1B
Location: near RAF Gatow
Summary: Mid-air collision with a Soviet Air Force Yak-3
Date: 6 January 1948
Flight: G-AHPK
Aircraft: Vickers Viking 1B
Location: Ruislip
Summary: Poor visibility, CFIT
Date: 7 August 1946
Flight: Flight 530
Aircraft: Douglas C-47A
Location: 12 mi N of Oslo
Summary: Pilot error