ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335030
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Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1954 |
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Type: | Avro 685 York C.1 |
Owner/operator: | Scottish Airlines |
Registration: | G-ANRC |
MSN: | Set 60 |
Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Merlin |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 49 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | London-Stansted Airport (STN) -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Passenger |
Departure airport: | London-Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The Avro York swung violently to the left during a crosswind takeoff. The pilot overcorrected and the aircraft swung to the right. Takeoff was aborted and the left main gear collapsed. It came to rest on the side of the runway. A fire broke out and destroyed the plane.
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