Northolt – Berlin

On December 2, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Northolt – Berlin experienced a crash involving Avro 685 York, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Berlin-Gatow Berlin.

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.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. For unknown reason, the crew landed with an excessive speed. After touchdown, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to a halt. There were no casualties.

Aircraft reference details include registration MW246, MSN MW246, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.4719°, 13.1387°.