Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 11 September 1956
Aircraft Type: Short S.25 Sandringham 3
Owner/operator: CAUSA – Compa¤ia Aeronautica Uruguaya SA
Registration Number: CX-AFA
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: UK

An aircraft was written off due to a sudden and unexpected loss of power, resulting in a catastrophic failure of the engine.An aircraft was written off due to a sudden and unexpected loss of power, resulting in a catastrophic failure of the engine.
Description
Written off.
Primary Cause
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