Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 25 November 1953
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 21E
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A81-2
Location: 8 km SW of Mallala, SA –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Bristol 170 aircraft wingsBristol 170 aircraft wings
Category: Accident
A Bristol 170 aircraft, operating on a routine training mission, experienced a separation during flight in instrument weather conditions, resulting in a crash in a wheatfield. The aircraft had prior issues with wing surface cracks, which led to grounding for inspection.A Bristol 170 aircraft, operating on a routine training mission, experienced a separation during flight in instrument weather conditions, resulting in a crash in a wheatfield. The aircraft had prior issues with wing surface cracks, which led to grounding for inspection.
Description
Crashed in a wheatfield after the mainplane separated in flight in instrument weather conditions. The aircraft operated on a routine training mission. Several month before the accident cordline cracks in the upper and lower wing surfaces caused the Bristol 170s of 34 Squadron to be grounded for inspections. They were declared serviceable by a technician from Bristol.
Source of Information
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48924359https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48924359Primary Cause
Previous wing surface cracks in the Bristol 170s of 34 Squadron.Previous wing surface cracks in the Bristol 170s of 34 Squadron.Share on:
