- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 07, 1946 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Bathurst, Gambia |
Operator: | British South American Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Bathrust, - Argentina |
AC Type: | Avro 685 York I |
Registration: | G-AHEW |
cn / ln: | 1300 |
Aboard: | 24 (passengers:20 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 24 (passengers:20 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff after a loss of control by the captain. Loss of control by the captain for unknown reasons with mishandling of the controls the most likely explanation. The aircraft was named "Star Leader." |
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