Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul in Normanton
Date & Time:
Nov 1, 1949
Registration:
G-AIIS
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Croydon – Yeadon
MSN:
4398
YOM:
1946
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot started the descent to Yeadon Aerodrome when he was forced to make an emergency landing in a field located in Normanton, southeast of Leeds. The aircraft came to rest and was damaged beyond repair while all three occupants escaped uninjured.
