Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 25 JUI 1947 |
| Tipo: | Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Operador: | Skyways |
| Registración: | G-AIUP |
| Numéro de série: | 1374 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1947 |
| Motores: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 17 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 24 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | London (Reino Unido) |
| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Berlin (unknown airport), Alemania |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), Reino Unido |
The brakes failed on landing, causing the York to overran the runway. The aircraft came to rest across a river, some 250yds past the end of the runway.
Fuentes:
» The Times, 26 July 1947, p4
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
