Bristol 170 Freighter crash, Feb 27, 1958 (35 killed), Wi...
Bristol 170 Freighter accident on February 27, 1958 near Winter Hill Lancashire, United Kingdom with 35 fatalities. Cause: The radio compass was tuned...
- Date: February 27, 1958
- Aircraft: Bristol 170 Freighter
- Location: Winter Hill Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 35
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The radio compass was tuned to the Oldham beacon instead of the Wigan beacon, and the captain did not confirm the setting.
A Bristol 170 Freighter on a charter flight from the Isle of Man to Manchester struck high ground near the summit of Winter Hill, Lancashire, in the morning. Thirty five of the 42 people aboard died and seven survived with serious injuries. The investigation found that the radio compass had been tuned to the wrong beacon and the setting was not cross checked.