| Date: | Thursday 13 November 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 691 Lancastrian C.3 |
| Owner/operator: | British South American Airways - BSAA |
| Registration: | G-AGWG |
| MSN: | 1279 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bermuda Air Terminal (BDA) -
 Bermuda
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bermuda Air Terminal (BDA/TXKF) |
| Santa Maria-Vila do Porto Airport, Azores (SMA/LPAZ) |
The Lancastrian was climbing through about 9000 feet when then no. 4 engine caught fire. This engine was shut down, and the aircraft returned to Bermuda. Premature selection of full flaps down caused the aircraft to undershot the runway. The pilot's mental reactions and judgement were probably adversely affected by the high concentration of petrol vapour to which he had been subjected.
Sources:
The Civil Aircraft Registers of Great Britain
WAAS
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