List of accidents and incidents involving the Avro York
The Avro York was a British transport aircraft, derived from the Second World War Lancaster bomber and used in both military and civil roles. 1940s 26 July 1944: A Royal Air Force (RAF) York crashed after overshooting at Gibraltar. 14 November 1944: An RAF York crashed near Grenoble, France. 1 February 1945: An RAF York crashed off Lampedusa Island. 8 February 1945: An RAF York was damaged beyond repair during a landing accident at Mauripur, India. 3 November 1945: RAF York C.1 MW120 slid off the runway following landing gear failure while landing at Ratmalana Airport, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). There were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off. 29 December 1945: RAF York C.1 MW134 crashed into Beehive Hill at Bashley due to a loss of control while attempting a three-engined overshoot at RAF Holmsley South, killing one. 11 April 1946: RAF York C.1 MW180 crashed on landing at RAF Lyneham after the landing gear collapsed; there were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off. 11 April 1946: RAF York C.1 MW252 crashed at RAF Woodbridge after overshooting the runway following a heavy landing, one of the six crew on board was killed. 28 April 1946: RAF York C.1 MW256 crashed short of the runway on landing at RAF Valley; one of the main landing gear separated after the aircraft struck a sand dune. 23 May 1946: RAF York C.1 MW191 landed hard at RAF Mauripur, causing an undercarriage leg to collapse; the aircraft ground-looped as a result. On 7 September 1946: British South American Airways York 1 (G-AHEW, Star Leader) took off from Yundum Airport near of Bathurst (now Banjul), the Gambia. The captain lost control of the aircraft as it was climbing. The accident killed all 24 passengers and crew on board. The cause of the loss of control was not determined, but mishandling of the controls by the pilot was a possibility. 9 September 1946: RAF York C.1 MW184 struck a pony while landing at night at RAF Holmesley South. 6 October 1946: RAF York C.1 MW125 crashed in the Bay of Bengal 100 mi west of Penang, Malaysia, killing all 21 on board. 20 October 1946: An RAF York crashed on take off from Dum Dum, Calcutta, India. 3 November 1946: An RAF York was damaged beyond repair on landing at Delhi-Palam, India. 20 November 1946: An RAF York crashed in the desert south of Helwan, Egypt. 28 November 1946: An RAF York crashed on take off from RAF Brize Norton. 2 December 1946: An RAF York crashed short of the runway at RAF Luqa, Malta. 19 December 1946: An RAF York was destroyed by fire during maintenance at RAF Honington. 23 December 1946: A Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina York crashed into a mountain 31 km from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All 21 on board died, including aviator Dorothy Spicer. 11 February 1947: An RAF York crashed on landing at RAF Waterbeach. 14 March 1947: An RAF York crashed on landing at RAF