Narrative:
The Avro York was descending from a height of 7500 feet when the no. 1 engine separated from the wing. Control was lost and the aircraft dived into the ground.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Could not be determined."
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 26 June 1954 |
| Type: |  Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Operator: | Skyways |
| Registration: | G-AGNY |
| MSN: | 1226 |
| First flight: | 1946 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kyritz ( Germany)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport (HAM/EDDH), Germany |
| Berlin (unknown airport), Germany |
The Avro York was descending from a height of 7500 feet when the no. 1 engine separated from the wing. Control was lost and the aircraft dived into the ground.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Could not be determined."
Classification:
Engine separationLoss of control
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