G-AHYW

The crew was performing a flight from England to South Africa to deliver the aircraft to a local operator. Enroute, he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing 55 miles northeast of Salisbury. While both occupants escaped unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

G-AHYW

Registration

G-AHYW

MSN

3923

Year of Manufacture

1946

Date

October 16, 1946 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Delivery

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Harare Harare Province

Region

Africa • Zimbabwe

Coordinates

-17.8261°, 31.0495°

Narrative Report

On October 16, 1946 at 12:00 AM, G-AHYW experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.65 Consul, operated by Portsmouth Aviation, with the event recorded near Harare Harare Province.

The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 crew was performing a flight from England to South Africa to deliver the aircraft to a local operator. Enroute, he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing 55 miles northeast of Salisbury. While both occupants escaped unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AHYW, MSN 3923, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -17.8261°, 31.0495°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was performing a flight from England to South Africa to deliver the aircraft to a local operator. Enroute, he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing 55 miles northeast of Salisbury. While both occupants escaped unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Flight Type

Delivery

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Africa • Zimbabwe

Aircraft Details

Registration

G-AHYW

MSN

3923

Year of Manufacture

1946