London-Gatwick – Geneva

On December 23, 1946 at 12:00 AM, London-Gatwick – Geneva experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.65 Consul, operated by Atlas Aviation, with the event recorded near Villemorien Aube.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 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: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While flying southeast of Troyes, the crew encountered technical problems with the engines and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a swamp located in Villemorien. All nine occupants (among them a six months old baby) were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AHMA, MSN 3428, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.0851°, 4.2970°.