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British South American Airways accidents and incidents

Occurrences where an aircraft's operator is British South American Airways. Spellings and company suffixes are merged.

3 records from 1946 to 1949, 3 of them fatal. Most often a Avro 685; most often in Argentina.

Occurrences33 accidents · 0 incidents · 2 mapped
Fatal occurrences3Fatality total known for 3 of 3
Reported fatalities38Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1946–19497 Sept 1946 – 5 Jan 1949

By year

British South American Airways: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19461 occurrences in 1946, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1946 (1).124
19471 occurrences in 1947, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1946 (1).111
19491 occurrences in 1949, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1946 (1).13

Aircraft types

British South American Airways: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Avro 6852227
Avro LANCASTRIAN1111

Countries

British South American Airways: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
ArgentinaArgentina: 1 occurrences, 33.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.33.3%111
BrazilBrazil: 1 occurrences, 33.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Argentina, 1).33.3%13
GambiaGambia: 1 occurrences, 33.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Argentina, 1).33.3%124

Deadliest occurrences

British South American Airways: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1946 Avro 685 York accident in Gambia7 Sept 1946243 km south of Bathurst-Yundum Airport, British Gambia5
1947 BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident2 Aug 194711Mount Tupungato, Argentina1
1949 Avro York accident in Brazil5 Jan 19493near Caravelas, Brazil4

All occurrences

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  1. 1949 Avro York accident in Brazil

    5 Jan 1949 · near Caravelas, Brazil · 3 fatal

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  2. 1947 BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident

    2 Aug 1947 · Mount Tupungato, Argentina · 11 fatal

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  3. 1946 Avro 685 York accident in Gambia

    7 Sept 1946 · 3 km south of Bathurst-Yundum Airport, British Gambia · 24 fatal · not on the map