Tel Aviv - Lod

On September 22, 1961 at 12:00 AM, Tel Aviv - Lod experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.65 Consul, operated by Avitor Air Services, with the event recorded near Lod (<U+05DC><U+05D5><U+05B9><U+05D3>) Central District.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

For unknown reason, the aircraft belly landed at Lod Airport (now Ben Gurion) in Tel Aviv. The crew was completing a positioning flight from Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv. Both crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 4X-AEN, MSN 5132, year of manufacture 1947.