Incident Avro 652A Anson Mk I VP-YKT,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24744
 
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Date:Sunday 10 January 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ANSN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 652A Anson Mk I
Owner/operator:A.G. Mechin & Co Ltd
Registration: VP-YKT
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ndola, Copperbelt Province -   Zambia
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:
Destination airport:N'dola, Zambia
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Avro 652A Anson 1 ex-RAF DJ168. Civil registered as G-AKEW 28.8.47. Registered in Kenya 20.10.49 as VP-KHL. Registration cancelled 30.6.53 as sold to South Africa. Registered in Soiuth Africa as ZS-DHN; later re-registered in Zambia as VP-YKT. Written off when crashed at N'dola, Zambia 10.2.54

Sources:

http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vp-kaa.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AKEW.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20141129231430/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/Pays/Z/Zambie.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
17-Apr-2012 15:47 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
21-Jan-2022 19:52 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
09-Apr-2022 10:04 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
13-Apr-2022 10:08 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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