Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 25 October 1949
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter IA
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Argentina – FAA
Registration Number: T-28
Location: Bolson de Burruyac£, TU –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A Bristol Freighter aircraft experienced a forced landing due to mechanical problems during a terrain landing. The aircraft impacted a tree and subsequently downslope terrain.A Bristol Freighter aircraft experienced a forced landing due to mechanical problems during a terrain landing. The aircraft impacted a tree and subsequently downslope terrain.
Description
The Bristol Freighter impacted a tree and impacted downsloping terrain when performing a forced landing following ‘mechanical problems’.
Source of Information
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/22307/, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/6025/, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/6026/http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/22307/, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/6025/, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/6026/Primary Cause
Mechanical problems during forced landing.Mechanical problems during forced landing.Share on:
