Avro 685 York crash, Apr 30, 1956 (2 killed), Stansted Essex
Avro 685 York accident on April 30, 1956 near Stansted Essex, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of directional control during the takeoff run.
- Date: April 30, 1956
- Aircraft: Avro 685 York
- Location: Stansted Essex, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of directional control during the takeoff run
A Scottish Airlines Avro York, G-AMUL, carrying RAF personnel and their families swung on takeoff from a temporary runway at Stansted on 30 April 1956. It ran off the runway, its undercarriage collapsed over a drain, and the aircraft was damaged.