Avro York - Accidents and Incidents

Accidents and Incidents

The Avro York had 87 hull-loss accidents or incidents with the following list of accidents involving fatalities and major hull-losses being primarily derived from: Piston Engine Airliner Production List (1991) and Aviation Safety Network.:

• 29 December 1945: An RAF York crashed and was destroyed by fire near New Milton, Hampshire, England.
• 11 April 1946: An RAF York crashed and burned on take off from RAF Woodbridge, one of the six crew on board was killed.
• 7 September 1946: A British South American Airways Star Leader on a flight from London to Buenos Aires via Lisbon, Bathurst, Natal, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo, crashed shortly after takeoff from Bathurst, The Gambia. The captain lost control of the aircraft as it was climbing. The accident killed all 24 passengers and crew on board.
• 6 October 1946: An RAF York crashed in the Bay of Bengal.
• 20 October 1946: An RAF York crashed on take off from Dum Dum, Calcutta, India.
• 20 November 1946: An RAF York crashed in the desert south of Helwan, Egypt.
• 23 December 1946: A Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina York crashed into a mountain 31 km from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• 18 March 1947: An RAF York crashed and burnt out near Negombo Town after departure from Negombo, Ceylon.
• 13 April 1947: A British South American Airways Star Speed crashed on landing at Dakar, Senegal.
• 1 July 1947: An RAF York crashed after overshooting at RAF Oakington.
• 16 July 1947: A BOAC York crashed near Basra, Iraq.
• 17 November 1947: An RAF York crashed while overshooting at RAF Dishforth, Yorkshire.
• 16 February 1948: An RAF York was damaged beyond repair during a landing at RAF Hullavington.
• 4 July 1948: An RAF collided with a Scandinavian Airlines System DC-6 over Northwood, London, killing all seven passengers and crew on the Avro York and 31 passengers and crew on the DC-6. See Northwood mid-air collision.
• 19 September 1948: An RAF York crashed on take off from Wunstorf, West Germany.
• 5 January 1949: A British South American Airways Star Venture crashed at Caravellos Bay, Brazil.
• 15 March 1949: A Skyways York crashed on approach to Gatow, West Germany.
• 2 February 1953: A Skyways York crashed into sea off Newfoundland (island), Canada after an SOS was sent by the pilots. The wreck of the aircraft was never found; all 39 passengers and crew died.
• 26 June 1954: An Eagle Aviation York crashed landed at Kyritz, East Germany.
• 26 May 1955: An Associated Airways York was damaged beyond repair after hitting an obstacle on take off from Edmonton Municipal Airport, Canada.
• 29 September 1955: An Associated Airways York was damaged beyond repair after ditching into the Thoa River near Yellowknife, North West Territories, Canada.
• 18 February 1956: A Scottish Airlines York crashed at Malta due to pilot error killing all 50 passengers and crew. See 1956 Scottish Airlines Malta air disaster
• 30 April 1956: A Scottish Airlines York crashed on take off from Stansted Airport, Essex.
• 13 September 1956: A Pacific Western Airline York was damaged beyond repair after an accident at Cape Perry, North West Territories, Canada.
• 26 September 1956: A Maritime Central Airways York was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing in Quebec, Canada.
• 8 January 1957: A TransAir York was destroyed by fire after crash landing on a lake in Hudson Bay, Canada.
• 23 December 1957: A cargo Scottish Airlines York crashed near London Stansted Airport on approach to the airport killing all four crew.
• 25 May 1958: A Dan-Air York crashed at Guragon, Punjab, India.
• 29 September 1958: A Middle East Airlines York went missing over the Mediterranean Sea somewhere between Beirut and Rome.
• 15 March 1963: A Middle East Airlines York crashed seven miles south east of Karai, Iran.