Unfallbericht:
Tudor G-AGRE (named "Star Ariel") departed Bermuda at 08:41 for the first leg to Kingston of a flight to Santiago. Last radio contact was at 09:42 when the flight informed Bermuda that they had passed though 30deg N and that they were changing to the Kingston frequency. Nothing more was heard from the flight; no wreckage was found. Weather at the time of the disappearance was good; wind was north at 36 knots, no clouds over FL100 (cruising altitude was FL180) and freezing level of FL140.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Through lack of evidence due to no wreckage having been found the cause of the accident is unknown."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | Montag 17 Januar 1949 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Avro 688 Tudor 4B |
| Fluggesellschaft: | British South American Airways - BSAA |
| Kennzeichen: | G-AGRE |
| Werknummer: | 1253 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 7 / Insassen: 7 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 13 / Insassen: 13 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 20 / Insassen: 20 |
| Sachschaden: | Vermisst |
| Konsequenzen: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Unfallort: | western Atlantic ( Atlantischer Ozean)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Bermuda Air Terminal (BDA/TXKF), Bermuda |
| Kingston Airport (KIN/MKJP), Jamaika |
Tudor G-AGRE (named "Star Ariel") departed Bermuda at 08:41 for the first leg to Kingston of a flight to Santiago. Last radio contact was at 09:42 when the flight informed Bermuda that they had passed though 30deg N and that they were changing to the Kingston frequency. Nothing more was heard from the flight; no wreckage was found. Weather at the time of the disappearance was good; wind was north at 36 knots, no clouds over FL100 (cruising altitude was FL180) and freezing level of FL140.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Through lack of evidence due to no wreckage having been found the cause of the accident is unknown."
Informationsquelle:
» The Bermuda Triangle Mystery- Solved / L.D. KuscheFotos
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Distance from Bermuda Air Terminal to Kingston Airport as the crow flies is 1998 km (1249 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Bermuda Air Terminal to Kingston Airport as the crow flies is 1998 km (1249 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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