Narrative:
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."
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 5 February 1955 |
| Time: | 10:04 |
| Type: |  Bristol 170 Freighter 21E |
| Operator: | West African Airways Corp |
| Registration: | VR-NAD |
| MSN: | 12779 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 84 km (52.5 mls) NW of Calabar ( Nigeria)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Enugu Airport (ENU/DNEN), Nigeria |
| Calabar Airport (CBQ/DNCA), Nigeria |
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:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The structural failure of the port main plane."
Classification:
Wing failureLoss of control
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Enugu Airport to Calabar Airport as the crow flies is 187 km (117 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Enugu Airport to Calabar Airport as the crow flies is 187 km (117 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Bristol 170
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