Bristol – Bathurst – Natal – Rio de Janeiro

On July 4, 1946 at 12:00 AM, Bristol – Bathurst – Natal – Rio de Janeiro experienced a crash involving Bristol 170 Freighter, operated by Bristol Aeroplane Company, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was on his way to Rio de Janeiro to deliver the aircraft to the Brazilian operator Real Aerovias. While at cruising level off Aracaju, both engines failed simultaneously. The captain ditched the aircraft about 198 km off the Brazilian coast. While the aircraft sank and was lost, all five crew members were rescued by the crew of an American merchant ship.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AHJB, MSN 12734, year of manufacture 1946.