Paris - London

On July 26, 1969 at 12:00 AM, Paris - London experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador, operated by BKS Air Transport, with the event recorded near London-Gatwick West Sussex.

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.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On touchdown at Gatwick Airport, the nose gear collapsed. The airplane slid for dozen yards before coming to rest. All eight occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ALZR, MSN 5214, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.1564°, -0.1579°.