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1968 Heathrow BKS Air Transport Airspeed Ambassador crash

On 3 July 1968 Airspeed Ambassadorregistration G-AMAD of BKS Air Transportcrashed at London Heathrow Airport, damaging two parked Trident airliners as it cartwheeled into the incomplete London Heathrow Terminal 1, then under construction. Six of the eight people on board the Ambassador were killed, along with the eight racehorses being transported on it.[1]The crash was blamed on the failure of a flap-operating rod due to metal fatigue, resulting in asymmetrical lift.
1968 Heathrow BKS Air Transport Airspeed Ambassador crash
Twin-engined, triple-tailed, high-winged propeller-driven passenger aircraft, in profile on an airport taxiway. Natural metal finish except for airline insignia and a lengthwise stripe along the length of the fuselage.
Airspeed Ambassador G-AMAD in 1965
Accident
Date3 July 1968
SummaryMechanical failure caused by metal fatigue
SiteLondon Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom 51.4734°N 0.4501°W
Aircraft typeAirspeed Ambassador
OperatorBKS Air Transport
RegistrationG-AMAD
Passengers5
Crew3
Fatalities6
Survivors2

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