Détails:
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."
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | lundi 17 janvier 1949 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Avro 688 Tudor 4B |
| Compagnie: | British South American Airways - BSAA |
| Immatriculation: | G-AGRE |
| Numéro de série: | 1253 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1945 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 7 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 13 / à bord: 13 |
| Total: | victimes: 20 / à bord: 20 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Disparu |
| Conséquences: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Lieu de l'accident: | western Atlantic ( Océan Atlantique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Bermuda Air Terminal (BDA/TXKF), Bermudes |
| Kingston Airport (KIN/MKJP), Jamaïque |
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."
Sources:
» The Bermuda Triangle Mystery- Solved / L.D. KuschePhotos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Bermuda Air Terminal et Kingston Airport est de 1998 km (1249 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Bermuda Air Terminal et Kingston Airport est de 1998 km (1249 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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