Northolt – Berlin

On January 19, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Northolt – Berlin experienced a crash involving Bristol 170 Freighter, operated by Silver City Airways, with the event recorded near Berlin-Tempelhof Berlin.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a cargo flight from Northolt to Berlin-Tempelhof and the approach was completed in low visibility due to foggy conditions. On final, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed on a railway road located few hundred yards from runway 09R threshold. Both pilots were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AICM, MSN 12756, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.4926°, 13.3553°.