| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 17, 1955 |
| Time: | 0050 |
| Location: | Near Thorhild, Alberta, Canada |
| Operator: | Pacific Western Airlines |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Edmonton - Yellowknife |
| AC Type: | Bristol 170 Freighter 31 |
| Registration: | CF-GBT |
| cn / ln: | 12831 |
| Aboard: | 6 (passengers:4 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:1 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | For reasons undetermined, the right engine failed and as a result of being overloaded, the aircraft did not maintain altitude on one engine and struck the ground with the right wingtip. A possible contributing factor was the failure of the co-pilot's vacuum-driven gyro instruments, without his knowledge. |
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