ASN Aircraft accident Bristol 170 Freighter 21 EC-AEG Guaderrama
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Date:Friday 4 December 1953
Type:Silhouette image of generic B170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Bristol 170 Freighter 21
Operator:Aviaco
Registration: EC-AEG
MSN: 12797
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 28
Total:Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 33
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Guaderrama (   Spain)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Bilbao Airport (BIO/LEBB), Spain
Destination airport:Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain
Narrative:
The Bristol 170 flew into the side of a rain-shrouded mountain peak, some twenty minutes prior to the anticipated landing at Madrid Airport, Spain.

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Distance from Bilbao Airport to Madrid-Barajas Airport as the crow flies is 315 km (197 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Bristol 170

  • 214 built
  • 26th loss
  • 18th fatal accident
  • 4th worst accident (at the time)
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