ASN Aircraft accident Bristol 170 Freighter IA G-AIMC Wau Airport (WUG)
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Date:Sunday 23 November 1947
Type:Silhouette image of generic B170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Bristol 170 Freighter IA
Operator:Bristol Aeroplane Company
Registration: G-AIMC
MSN: 12793
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Wau Airport (WUG) (   Papua New Guinea)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Demonstration
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Wau Airport (WUG/AYWU), Papua New Guinea
Narrative:
The Bristol landed uphill on the inclined Wau runway. At the end of the landing run the brake cable failed, causing the aircraft to run backwards, ending up in a ditch.

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» Piston Engine Airliner Production List / A.B. Eastwood, J. Roach, 1996
» The Civil Aircraft Registers of Great Britain
» WAAS
» Flight International 31 October 1947


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