Incident Overview
Date: Monday 10 December 1956
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 31M
Owner/operator: Royal New Zealand Air Force – RNZAF
Registration Number: NZ5901
Location: E of Cameron Highlands –
ÿ Malaysia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Bristol Freighter aircraft.Bristol Freighter aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Bristol Freighter supply drop mission was lost over a dense jungle area east of the Cameron Highlands. Radio contact was lost around midday, and wreckage was discovered on a steep ridge at an elevation of approximately 4,000 feet. A rescue party was dropped off in a clearing, and a survivor was found after three days. Weather hampered rescue efforts.A Bristol Freighter supply drop mission was lost over a dense jungle area east of the Cameron Highlands. Radio contact was lost around midday, and wreckage was discovered on a steep ridge at an elevation of approximately 4,000 feet. A rescue party was dropped off in a clearing, and a survivor was found after three days. Weather hampered rescue efforts.
Description
The Bristol Freighter was on a supply dropping mission over jungle east of the Cameron Highlands. Radio contact with the plane was lost about midday and the wreckage was spotted by a search plane later that afternoon on a steep ridge at an elevation of some 4,000 feet. A rescue party was dropped off in a clearing approximately 2,000 yards from the crash site. Poor weather hampered attempts to reach the wreckage which was eventually reached after three days. One survivor had entered the jungle and was found after twelve days.
Primary Cause
Radio communication failure during a supply drop mission.Radio communication failure during a supply drop mission.Share on:
