ASN Aircraft accident Avro 685 York C.1 CF-HMZ Yellowknife Airport, NT (YZF)
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Date:Monday 11 April 1955
Type:Silhouette image of generic a685 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Avro 685 York C.1
Operator:Associated Airways
Registration: CF-HMZ
MSN:
First flight: 1945
Engines: 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Yellowknife Airport, NT (YZF) (   Canada)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Yellowknife Airport, NT (YZF/CYZF), Canada
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Crashed on takeoff the aircraft carried eight tons cargo.

Sources:
» Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 12 April 1955, p6


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accident date: 11-04-1955
type: Avro 685 York C.1
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accident date: 11-04-1955
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMZ
 
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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