Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 29 July 1950
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 21
Owner/operator: Compagnie Air Transport – CAT
Registration Number: F-BENF
Location: Tanezrouft –
ÿ Algeria
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26
Component Affected: Upper wing surfaceUpper wing surface
Category: Accident
A flight crashed following a wing failure due to a catastrophic explosion within the wing compartment. The explosion tore off a significant portion of the upper wing surface, initiating a vibration that ultimately led to multiple structural failures.A flight crashed following a wing failure due to a catastrophic explosion within the wing compartment. The explosion tore off a significant portion of the upper wing surface, initiating a vibration that ultimately led to multiple structural failures.
Description
Crashed following a wing failure. PROBABLE CAUSE: “An explosion in the wing compartment containing the main starboard fuel tank. This explosion tore off part of the upper wing surface which started a vibration of the wing structure which then caused multiple failures in flight.”
Primary Cause
Explosion in the wing compartment containing the main starboard fuel tank.Explosion in the wing compartment containing the main starboard fuel tank.Share on:
