| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 03, 1968 |
| Time: | 1628 |
| Location: | London, England |
| Operator: | BKS Air Transport |
| Flight #: | 6845 |
| Route: | Deauville, France - London, England |
| AC Type: | Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2 |
| Registration: | G-AMAD |
| cn / ln: | 5211 |
| Aboard: | 8 (passengers:0 crew:8) |
| Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:0 crew:6) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The cargo plane's left wing struck the ground, the plane struck two other planes, burst into flames and came to rest on its back near a building. Failure of the port flap operating rod due to fatigue, permitting the port flaps to retract. This resulted in a rolling moment to port which could not be controlled. |
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