Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 20 October 1946
Aircraft Type: Avro 685 York C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: MW208
Location: Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Second engineSecond engine
Category: Accident
A York aircraft experienced a loss of lift during takeoff due to a failed second engine. The aircraft subsequently crashed, originating in the United Kingdom.A York aircraft experienced a loss of lift during takeoff due to a failed second engine. The aircraft subsequently crashed, originating in the United Kingdom.
Description
The aircraft could not gain height when the no. 2 engine failed on takeoff. The York subsequently crashed. The flight originated in the United Kingdom.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xmk-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=4EsMAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20raf%20crash&pg=4187%2C1455045https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xmk-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=4EsMAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20raf%20crash&pg=4187%2C1455045Primary Cause
Loss of lift during takeoff due to a failed second engine.Loss of lift during takeoff due to a failed second engine.Share on:
