Narrative:
The no. 4 engine failed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft climbed to 550 feet when the no. 3 engines rpm dropped. Height could not be maintained and an attempt to restart no. 4 engine failed. The aircraft then crash-landed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 19 June 1949 |
| Type: |  Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Operator: | Skyways |
| Registration: | G-ALBX |
| MSN: | PC4494 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Neustadt ( Germany)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The no. 4 engine failed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft climbed to 550 feet when the no. 3 engines rpm dropped. Height could not be maintained and an attempt to restart no. 4 engine failed. The aircraft then crash-landed.
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