London – Horta – Hamilton – Havana

On November 13, 1947 at 12:00 AM, London – Horta – Hamilton – Havana experienced a crash involving Avro 691 Lancastrian, operated by British South American Airways - BSAA, with the event recorded near Hamilton All Bermuda.

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

16 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Hamilton bound for Havana, while climbing to a height of 9,000 feet, the engine number four caught fire. The crew elected to return to Hamilton-Kindley Field for an emergency landing. On final approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed few hundred yards short of runway threshold. All 16 occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AGWG, MSN 1279, year of manufacture 1945.