Airspeed AS.65 Consul

Operator:

Transair Denmark

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OY-FAR

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Cargo

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1941

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Crashed on landing at Kastrup Airport. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and both crew members were uninjured.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul in Lod

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1961

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Operator:

Avitor Air Services

Registration:

4X-AEN

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Positioning

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Tel Aviv - Lod

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5132

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1947

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For unknown reason, the aircraft belly landed at Lod Airport (now Ben Gurion) in Tel Aviv. The crew was completing a positioning flight from Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv. Both crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul into the Atlantic Ocean

Date & Time: May 25, 1960 at 1700 LT

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EC-AJV

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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El Aaiun - Las Palmas

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4339

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1946

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The twin engine aircraft departed Al Aaiun Airport at 1605LT on a schedule flight to Las Palmas-Gando, Canary Islands. Less than one hour later, while cruising, the left engine hydraulic pressure dropped. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the pilot ditched the airplane about 74 km east of the Canary coast. All four occupants were rescued while the airplane sank and was lost.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine in flight due to hydraulic pressure issue.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul in Elstree

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1959

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G-AJXE

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Private

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Elstree - Elstree

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5164

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1947

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Following an uneventful local flight, the twin engine aircraft crash landed at Elstree Airport. Both occupants were unhurt but the airplane was considered as damaged beyond repair. It was owned by Patrick Lowlor.

Ground accident of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul in Léopoldville

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1957

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Operator:

L. M. Berner & Company

Registration:

G-ALTZ

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

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Private

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Democratic Republic of Congo

MSN:

5134

YOM:

1947

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Kinshasa-Ndolo

Kinshasa City Province

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Africa

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Suffered a ground accident while taxiing at Ndolo Airport in Léopoldville. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul in Zalamea la Real

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1955

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EC-AJX

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3362

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1946

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The crew was conducting an aerial photo mission when an engine caught fire in-flight. The pilot decided to attempt an emergency landing and the aircraft eventually crash landed in a field located in Zalamea la Real and came to rest in flames. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Engine fire in-flight.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul in Stockholm

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1954

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Operator:

Aero-Nord Sweden

Registration:

SE-BUP

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Cargo

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5146

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1947

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Skidded on runway upon landing and collided with a snow bank. Both crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul in Sundsvall: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1954 at 1447 LT

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Aero-Nord Sweden

Registration:

SE-BTU

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Takeoff (climb)

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Cargo

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Sundsvall – Stockholm-Bromma

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2942

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1946

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The crew completed a newspaper delivery flight from Bromma to Sundsvall Airport and was ready to fly back to Stockholm. After takeoff from runway 34, while climbing, the twin engine continued easterly then lost height and crashed in a wooded area located 1,750 meters from the control tower. The aircraft was destroyed, a pilot was seriously injured and the second crew member was killed.

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The accident was caused by an excessive climbing angle and stall with accompanying loss of altitude. The excessive climbing angle and the stall were caused partly by the fact that flight could not be maintained owing to the engine failure and partly by the fact that the aircraft's flying qualities had deteriorated as a result of snow and ice on the aircraft. Investigations also determined that the failure of the left engine during initial climb was caused by a broken intake valve.

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Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul off Istanbul

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1952

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Operator:

Gök-Tur

Registration:

TC-GÖK

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Private

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