ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332040
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| Date: | Thursday 14 September 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Autair International Airways |
| Registration: | G-ALZS |
| MSN: | 5215 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Centaurus 661 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 69 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | London-Luton Airport (LTN) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Luxembourg-Findel Airport (LUX/ELLX) |
| London-Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) |
The Ambassador was approaching Luton in darkness with an 1800 m visibility and 300 feet cloudbase. Immediately after touchdown, the flaps were retracted in the takeoff position and the brakes were applied intermittently. The aircraft overran the runway and ran into soft clay, causing the undercarriage to collapse.
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photo (c) Caz Caswell; London-Luton Airport (LTN); March 1968
photo (c) Airview
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