Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador crash, Apr 8, 1955, Düsseldorf-...
Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador accident on April 8, 1955 near Düsseldorf-Lohausen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with no fatalities.
- Date: April 8, 1955
- Aircraft: Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador
- Location: Düsseldorf-Lohausen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
About six minutes after takeoff from Düsseldorf on 8 April 1955, the British European Airways Airspeed Ambassador G-AMAB reported engine problems and returned for landing. The aircraft stalled while climbing to clear power lines during a poor-weather approach and hit the ground with its left wing, which was sheared off. All 53 occupants survived and were evacuated.