Woodley – Newtownards

On June 27, 1947 at 06:07 PM, Woodley – Newtownards experienced a crash involving Miles M.57 Aerovan, operated by Ulster Aviation, with the event recorded near Cloughey Down.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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. While approaching the Irish coast, the left engine failed. The crew was unable to maintain the assigned altitude so the captain decided to ditch the aircraft near the South Rock Lighthouse, about 3 km from Coughley (Coghly). The aircraft hit the water surface with the base of its tail, overturned and came to rest upside down. Both crewmen escaped uninjured and found refuge on one wing. They were eventually rescued by the crew of a vessel two hours later. The aircraft was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AJOB, MSN 6409, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.4283°, -5.4809°.