Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 25 January 1948
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 21E
Owner/operator: Socit Indochinoise de Transport Ariens
Registration Number: F-BCJA
Location: off Cyprus –
ÿ Mediterranean Sea
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight Control SystemAircraft Flight Control System
Category: Accident
A Bristol 170 Freighter 21E, registration F-BCJA, disappeared after takeoff from Cyprus, en route to Indo China via Cyprus and Baghdad.A Bristol 170 Freighter 21E, registration F-BCJA, disappeared after takeoff from Cyprus, en route to Indo China via Cyprus and Baghdad.
Description
A Bristol 170 Freighter 21E, registration F-BCJA, departed Paris-Orly Airport in France on January 21, 1948. The aircraft was being ferried to Indo China via Cyprus and Baghdad. The aircraft disappeared after takeoff from Cyprus.
Source of Information
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4106347b/f1.item.zoomhttps://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4106347b/f1.item.zoomPrimary Cause
Possible navigational error or miscalculation during flight planning.Possible navigational error or miscalculation during flight planning.Share on:
