G-AIIO
Flight / Schedule
G-AIIO
Aircraft
Airspeed AS.65 ConsulRegistration
G-AIIO
MSN
4349
Year of Manufacture
1946
Operator
Extractors HullDate
July 17, 1948 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Lumbreras La Rioja
Region
Europe • Spain
Coordinates
42.1048°, -2.6226°
Narrative Report
On July 17, 1948 at 12:00 AM, G-AIIO experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.65 Consul, operated by Extractors Hull, with the event recorded near Lumbreras La Rioja.
The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.
Hit the slope of a mountain located near Lumbreras, province of La Rioja. All three occupants flying from White Waltham were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration G-AIIO, MSN 4349, year of manufacture 1946.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.1048°, -2.6226°.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
2
Passengers
1
Other
0
Crash Summary
Hit the slope of a mountain located near Lumbreras, province of La Rioja. All three occupants flying from White Waltham were killed.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
1
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Operator
Extractors HullFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Spain
Aircraft Details
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