| Date: | Thursday 4 July 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol 170 Wayfarer IIA |
| Owner/operator: | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Registration: | G-AHJB |
| MSN: | 12734 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 198 km E off Aracaju, Brazil -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Bathurst-Jeswang Airport |
| Natal Airport, RN (NAT/SBNT) |
While on a delivery flight to Argentina fuel shortage forced the crew to ditch the plane. The crewmembers were rescued by an American Steamer.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A powerplant failure resulting from shortage of fuel due to faulty navigation."
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