Bristol 170 Freighter crashes

66 crashes involving the Bristol 170 Freighter since 1946, with 387 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 66
Fatal crashes: 33
Fatalities: 387
First recorded: July 4, 1946
Most recent: April 24, 1997

Deadliest

August 16, 1954: Bristol 170 Freighter, Pakse Champasak Province, Laos (47 fatalities)
October 16, 1947: Bristol 170 Freighter, Cabo de Palos Region of Murcia, Spain (41 fatalities)
May 9, 1957: Bristol 170 Freighter, Madrid-Barajas Madrid, Spain (37 fatalities)
February 27, 1958: Bristol 170 Freighter, Winter Hill Lancashire, United Kingdom (35 fatalities)
August 6, 1949: Bristol 170 Freighter, Salasaca Tungurahua, Ecuador (34 fatalities)

Countries

Years

1949 (5)
1955 (5)
1956 (5)
1953 (4)
1957 (4)
1959 (4)
1961 (4)
1947 (3)
1950 (3)
1951 (3)
1958 (3)
1962 (3)

All crashes

April 24, 1997: Bristol 170 Freighter, Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 18, 1996: Bristol 170 Freighter, Enstone, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 21, 1988: Bristol 170 Freighter, Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 21, 1988: Bristol 170 Freighter, Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
January 14, 1981: Bristol 170 Freighter, Blenheim, Marlborough District Council, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
January 14, 1981: Bristol 170 Freighter, Blenheim, Marlborough District Council, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
November 20, 1977: Bristol 170 Freighter, Hay River Northwest Territories, Canada (1 fatality)
May 10, 1975: Bristol 170 Freighter, Cape Paterson Victoria, Australia (2 fatalities)
May 31, 1974: Bristol 170 Freighter, Rankin Inlet Nunavut, Canada (2 fatalities)
May 3, 1970: Bristol 170 Freighter, Lutsel K'e Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1967: Bristol 170 Freighter, Iraq (0 fatalities)
June 12, 1967: Bristol 170 Freighter, Dublin Leinster, Ireland (2 fatalities)
December 30, 1963: Bristol 170 Freighter, Marville AFB Meuse, France (8 fatalities)
September 24, 1963: Bristol 170 Freighter, Saint Peter-La Villiaze Channel Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 26, 1962: Bristol 170 Freighter, Liāqatpur Punjab, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
June 30, 1962: Bristol 170 Freighter, Douglas-Ronaldsway Isle of Man, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
April 19, 1962: Bristol 170 Freighter, Valencia Valencian Community, Spain (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1961: Bristol 170 Freighter, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
December 18, 1961: Bristol 170 Freighter, Albion Park New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
November 1, 1961: Bristol 170 Freighter, Saint Peter-La Villiaze Channel Islands, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
October 1, 1961: Bristol 170 Freighter, Ibiza Balearic Islands, Spain (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1959: Bristol 170 Freighter, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1959: Bristol 170 Freighter, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
March 13, 1959: Bristol 170 Freighter, Mahón Balearic Islands, Spain (1 fatality)
January 29, 1959: Bristol 170 Freighter, Chaklala-Nur Khan AFB (Islamabad) Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan (7 fatalities)
November 4, 1958: Bristol 170 Freighter, Le Touquet Pas-de-Calais, France (0 fatalities)
March 25, 1958: Bristol 170 Freighter, Guriat Al Ǧauf, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
February 27, 1958: Bristol 170 Freighter, Winter Hill Lancashire, United Kingdom (35 fatalities)
November 21, 1957: Bristol 170 Freighter, Christchurch Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand (4 fatalities)
October 8, 1957: Bristol 170 Freighter, Tarif Ha'il, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
September 11, 1957: Bristol 170 Freighter, Tétouan Tangier-Tétouan, Morocco (0 fatalities)
May 9, 1957: Bristol 170 Freighter, Madrid-Barajas Madrid, Spain (37 fatalities)
December 10, 1956: Bristol 170 Freighter, Cameron Highlands Pahang, Malaysia (8 fatalities)
November 15, 1956: Bristol 170 Freighter, Vientiane Vientiane (Viengchan) Capital, Laos (0 fatalities)
June 18, 1956: Bristol 170 Freighter, Hudson Bay, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 30, 1956: Bristol 170 Freighter, Beaverlodge Lake Saskatchewan, Canada (0 fatalities)
February 13, 1956: Bristol 170 Freighter, Frobisher Bay Nunavut, Canada (3 fatalities)
December 31, 1955: Bristol 170 Freighter, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
December 3, 1955: Bristol 170 Freighter, Marville AFB Meuse, France (7 fatalities)
September 17, 1955: Bristol 170 Freighter, Thorhild Alberta, Canada (2 fatalities)
August 5, 1955: Bristol 170 Freighter, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
February 5, 1955: Bristol 170 Freighter, Calabar Cross River, Nigeria (13 fatalities)
August 16, 1954: Bristol 170 Freighter, Pakse Champasak Province, Laos (47 fatalities)
December 4, 1953: Bristol 170 Freighter, Somosierra Madrid, Spain (23 fatalities)
November 25, 1953: Bristol 170 Freighter, Mallala South Australia, Australia (3 fatalities)
May 27, 1953: Bristol 170 Freighter, Blenheim Marlborough District Council, New Zealand (5 fatalities)
January 19, 1953: Bristol 170 Freighter, Berlin-Tempelhof Berlin, Germany (0 fatalities)
September 25, 1952: Bristol 170 Freighter, Lahore Punjab, Pakistan (2 fatalities)
August 26, 1952: Bristol 170 Freighter, Khewra Punjab, Pakistan (18 fatalities)
September 18, 1951: Bristol 170 Freighter, Morón AFB Buenos Aires province, Argentina (4 fatalities)
September 14, 1951: Bristol 170 Freighter, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
July 27, 1951: Bristol 170 Freighter, Old Kaduna Kaduna, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
July 29, 1950: Bristol 170 Freighter, Tanezrouft Desert Adrar, Algeria (26 fatalities)
March 21, 1950: Bristol 170 Freighter, Cowbridge Glamorgan, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
March 10, 1950: Bristol 170 Freighter, Đà Nẵng Đà Nẵng City District, Vietnam (4 fatalities)
November 24, 1949: Bristol 170 Freighter, Mahón Balearic Islands, Spain (0 fatalities)
October 25, 1949: Bristol 170 Freighter, Burruyacú Tucumán, Argentina (6 fatalities)
August 31, 1949: Bristol 170 Freighter, Morón AFB Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
August 6, 1949: Bristol 170 Freighter, Salasaca Tungurahua, Ecuador (34 fatalities)
May 6, 1949: Bristol 170 Freighter, Isle of Portland Dorset, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
April 11, 1948: Bristol 170 Freighter, Algeciras Andalusia, Spain (3 fatalities)
January 25, 1948: Bristol 170 Freighter, Mediterranean Sea, World (5 fatalities)
November 18, 1947: Bristol 170 Freighter, Ravello Campania, Italy (21 fatalities)
October 23, 1947: Bristol 170 Freighter, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
October 16, 1947: Bristol 170 Freighter, Cabo de Palos Region of Murcia, Spain (41 fatalities)
July 4, 1946: Bristol 170 Freighter, Atlantic Ocean, World (0 fatalities)