ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140257
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| Date: | Saturday 14 July 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airspeed AS.65 Consul |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Propaganda A/B |
| Registration: | SE-BTD |
| MSN: | 4334 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gävle Airport, Gävle -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden (BMA/ESSB) |
| Gavle Airport, Gävle, Sweden | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Airspeed AS.65 Consul c/n 4334 ex-RAF Oxford PK282. First civil registered 9.12.46 as G-AIOY to Airspeed Ltd. Re-registered 10.1.47 to Soloman Yager, White Waltham; named "Carlos Amigos". C of A 8804 issued 10.1.47. Re-registered 23.7.47 to Solar Air Services Ltd, White Waltham. Re-registered 30.6.50 to Aviation Traders Ltd, Southend.
Registration cancelled as "sold abroad" 15.8.50. Registered in Sweden as SE-BTD 12.9.50, to Aero Propaganda A/B, Bromma, Sweden.
Crashed 14.7.51 while on approach to Gävle (at approximate co ordinates 60°40′N 17°10′E). Emergency landing after engine failure after takeoff, collided with pole down into the ditch and caught fire. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. (Some sources state that the aircraft was on a cargo flight, carrying a cargo of newspapers).
Registration SE-BTS cancelled 31.8.51 as "destroyed by fire"
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/airspeed%20oxford%20&%20consul.pdf
2. http://www.oy-reg.dk/files/OYTYPE.pdf
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1951/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-65-consul-in-gavle/]
4. http://forum3.sff.n.se/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4904
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2011 09:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-May-2017 00:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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