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| Date: | Monday 23 December 1946 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Airspeed AS.65 Consul |
| Owner/operator: | George J Dawson, t/a Atlas Aviation |
| Registration: | G-AHMA |
| MSN: | 3428 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km from Crémieux, Villemoirieu, Isère department -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | London Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey (LGW/EGK) |
| Cointrin/Geneva Airport, Geneva, Switzerland (GVA/LSGG) |
Consul MSN 3428 (ex RAF Oxford LX732). Registered 4.5.46 to Airwork Ltd, Heston, Middlesex. CofA 7877 issued 29.7.46. Registered 29.7.46 to George J Dawson, t/a Atlas Aviation, Gatwick.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed a forced landing 3 km from Crémieux, Villemoirieu, Isère department, France; en route Gatwick-Geneva 23.12.46. While flying southeast of Troyes, the crew encountered technical problems with the engines and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a swamp located in Villemorieu. All nine occupants (among them a six months old baby) were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause: Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.
Registration G-AHMA cancelled 1.3.47 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k47492996/f4.item.zoom
2. BEA France
3. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AHMA.pdf
4. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/airspeed_oxford_&_consul.pdf
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as65-consul-villemorien
6. https://airport-data.com/aircraft/G-AHMA.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villemoirieu
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2020 17:15 | TB | Added |
| 24-Jun-2020 17:29 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Aug-2020 18:41 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 04-Mar-2025 01:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 04-Mar-2025 01:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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