Douglas – Manchester

On February 27, 1958 at 09:45 AM, Douglas – Manchester experienced a crash involving Bristol 170 Freighter, operated by Silver City Airways, with the event recorded near Winter Hill Lancashire.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

42 people were known to be on board, 35 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 39, passenger fatalities: 35, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft, operated by Manx Airlines Ltd, took off at 0915LT from Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man, on a flight to Ringway Airport, Manchester. It carried 39 passengers and a crew of 3. At approximately 0945LT the aircraft crashed near the summit of Winter Hill, killing 35 of the 42 persons aboard. All five crew members survived but were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AICS, MSN 12762, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.6298°, -2.5159°.