London – Hamburg

On March 11, 1952 at 12:00 AM, London – Hamburg experienced a crash involving Avro 685 York, operated by Air Charter Ltd London, with the event recorded near Hamburg-Helmut-Schmidt (Fuhlsbüttel) Hamburg.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On final approach to Hamburg-Fuhlbüttel Airport, all four engine failed simultaneously. The aircraft lost speed, height and eventually crash landed in a field short of runway. All ten occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AMGL, MSN 1354, year of manufacture 1946.