ASN Aircraft accident Avro 685 York C.1 G-AGNZ Potsdam
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Date:Sunday 24 August 1952
Type:Silhouette image of generic a685 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Avro 685 York C.1
Operator:Eagle Aviation Ltd.
Registration: G-AGNZ
MSN: 1227
First flight: 1945-08-20 (7 years )
Engines: 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Potsdam (   Germany)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport (GWW/EDBG), Germany
Destination airport:Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport (HAM/EDDH), Germany
Narrative:
During takeoff the no. 1 engine rpm fluctuated. The takeoff was continued, and the prop was feathered after clearing an obstruction. The crew decided to make a precautionary landing at RAF Gatow. A rapidly spreading engine fire however forced the crew to carry out an emergency landing in a field.

Classification:
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» El Litoral 24 August 1952, p1
» World Aircraft Accident Summary - CAP 479
» Avro Lancaster to York / Air-Britain


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Distance from Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport to Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport as the crow flies is 245 km (153 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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.
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