| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol 170 Freighter 21E |
| Owner/operator: | Compagnie Air Transport - CAT |
| Registration: | F-BENG |
| MSN: | 12812 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Los Barrios -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Gibraltar-North Front Airport (GIB/LXGB) |
| Casablanca (unknown airport) |
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.
Sources:
Le Franc-tireur 13 April 1948
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