Crash of an Avro 685 York C.1 in Kyritz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AGNY
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hamburg – Berlin
MSN:
1226
YOM:
1946
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While flying at an altitude of 7,500 feet, the engine number one detached from the wing. The pilot-in-command lost control of the aircraft that went into a dive and crashed in a field located in Kyritz. All three crew members were killed.