Narrative:
The Bristol 170 crewmembers climbed straight ahead instead of making a procedure turn to the left following takeoff. The aircraft crashed into a mountain at 2500-3000 feet altitude.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1948 |
| Type: |  Bristol 170 Freighter 21E |
| Operator: | Compagnie Air Transport - CAT |
| Registration: | F-BENG |
| MSN: | 12812 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Los Barrios ( Spain)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Gibraltar-North Front Airport (GIB/LXGB), Gibraltar |
| Casablanca (unknown airport), Morocco |
The Bristol 170 crewmembers climbed straight ahead instead of making a procedure turn to the left following takeoff. The aircraft crashed into a mountain at 2500-3000 feet altitude.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Le Franc-tireur 13 April 1948Photos
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