- 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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