Incident Overview
Date: Monday 17 January 1949
Aircraft Type: Avro 688 Tudor 4B
Owner/operator: British South American Airways – BSAA
Registration Number: G-AGRE
Location: western Atlantic –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: Avro Tudor aircraftAvro Tudor aircraft
Category: Accident
A British South American Airways Avro Tudor named ‘Star Ariel’ disappeared during a flight between Bermuda and Jamaica on 08:41, departing Bermuda for Kingston. Last radio contact was at 09:42, with the aircraft informing Bermuda it had passed 30øN and was changing to the Kingston frequency. No further communication was received, and no wreckage was found. Weather conditions were good ? north wind at 36 knots, no clouds over FL100, and freezing level of FL140.A British South American Airways Avro Tudor named ‘Star Ariel’ disappeared during a flight between Bermuda and Jamaica on 08:41, departing Bermuda for Kingston. Last radio contact was at 09:42, with the aircraft informing Bermuda it had passed 30øN and was changing to the Kingston frequency. No further communication was received, and no wreckage was found. Weather conditions were good ? north wind at 36 knots, no clouds over FL100, and freezing level of FL140.
Description
A British South American Airways Avro Tudor named “Star Ariel” went missing on a flight between Bermuda and Jamaica with 20 on board. Tudor G-AGRE departed Bermuda at 08:41 for the first leg to Kingston of a flight to Santiago. Last radio contact was at 09:42 when the flight informed Bermuda that they had passed though 30deg N and that they were changing to the Kingston frequency. Nothing more was heard from the flight; no wreckage was found. Weather at the time of the disappearance was good; wind was north at 36 knots, no clouds over FL100 (cruising altitude was FL180) and freezing level of FL140. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Through lack of evidence due to no wreckage having been found the cause of the accident is unknown.”
Primary Cause
Lack of evidence due to the absence of wreckage.Lack of evidence due to the absence of wreckage.Share on:
