66 Years ago today: On 1 May 1957 an Eagle Aviation Vickers Viking crashed into Star Hill, UK, killing 34 out of 35 occupants.

Date:Wednesday 1 May 1957
Time:21:20 UTC
Type:Vickers 610 Viking 1B
Operator:Eagle Aviation Ltd.
Registration:G-AJBO
MSN:241
First flight:1947-09-09 (9 years 8 months)
Total airframe hrs:488
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 30
Total:Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 35
Aircraft damage:Damaged beyond repair
Location:Star Hill (   United Kingdom)
Phase:Approach (APR)
Nature:Int’l Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Blackbushe Airport (BBS/EGLK), United Kingdom
Destination airport:Tripoli-Idris Airport (TIP/HLLT), Libya

Narrative:
Viking G-AJBO was on a trooping flight to Idris, Libya when it took off from Blackbushe (BBS) at 21:14 UTC. Two minutes after takeoff the crew reported .. “a port engine failure I am making a left-hand circuit to come in again”. When the aircraft was turning to finals, at 1200yds from the threshold, the left wingtip struck the ground and the aircraft crashed inverted in a wood and caught fire.
Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: “The failure of the captain to maintain height and a safe flying speed when approaching to land on one engine after the failure (or suspected failure) of the port engine for reasons unknown.”