Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 5 February 1955
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 21E
Owner/operator: West African Airways Corp
Registration Number: VR-NAD
Location: 84 km NW of Calabar –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: Port main planePort main plane
Category: Accident
A Bristol 170 aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled dive while flying at approximately 4000 feet altitude towards Calabar. The aircraft crashed on a densely wooded hillside.A Bristol 170 aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled dive while flying at approximately 4000 feet altitude towards Calabar. The aircraft crashed on a densely wooded hillside.
Description
The Bristol 170 was flying at about 4000 feet altitude on its way to Calabar when it suddenly entered a steep, uncontrollable dive. The aircraft crashed on a densely wooded hillside. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The structural failure of the port main plane.”
Primary Cause
Structural failure of the port main plane.Structural failure of the port main plane.Share on:
