London - London

On September 30, 1968 at 12:00 AM, London - London experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador, operated by Dan-Air Services, with the event recorded near Manston Kent.

The flight was categorized as training 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.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After a touch-and-go landing at Gatwick Airport, the right main gear didn't lock up. The gear was recycled and the pilot then checked the gear visually and the gear appeared to be fully retracted. On gear extension for the next landing, the right main gear warning light remained on. The gear was recycled several times, but without success. Other attempts (high g turns, using the hand pump, and touching the runway) also failed. It was then decided to make a wheels-up landing on a foam carpet at Manston.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AMAG, MSN 5229, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.3460°, 1.3697°.