ASN Aircraft accident Bristol 175 Britannia 101 G-ALRX Severn Estuary, off Littleton
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Date:Thursday 4 February 1954
Time:11:51
Type:Silhouette image of generic brtn model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Bristol 175 Britannia 101
Operator:UK Ministry of Supply
Registration: G-ALRX
MSN: 12874
First flight: 1953
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Severn Estuary, off Littleton (   United Kingdom)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Filton Airport (FZO/EGTG), United Kingdom
Destination airport:Filton Airport (FZO/EGTG), United Kingdom
Narrative:
Some 7 minutes after takeoff the no. 3 engine oil temperature rose. The engine was shut down and relit when oil temperature had fallen. Following demonstration of a stall manoeuvre, the temperature again rose followed by a fire in the no. 3 engine nacelle. The fire could not be contained, so the no. 4 engine was stopped as a precautionary measure. On approach to Filton the no. 1 and 2 engines both quit. The were quickly restarted, but an emergency belly landing was made on the mud flats of the Severn Estuary.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Mechanical failure of the propeller reduction gear."

Classification:
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» Evening Times, 4 Feb 1954


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accident date: 04-02-1954
type: Bristol 175 Britannia 101
registration: G-ALRX
 

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