No fatalities

Four-Engine Aircraft Crash-Lands in Field at Hamburg-Fuhlbüttel (G-AMGL)

Hamburg-Helmut-Schmidt (Fuhlsbüttel), GermanyLanding (descent or approach)

On March 11, 1952, an Avro 685 York (registration G-AMGL) operated by Air Charter Ltd London was involved in an aviation accident near Hamburg-Helmut-Schmidt (Fuhlsbüttel), Germany during landing or approach. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Failure of all four engines due to a fuel exhaustion on final approach. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 2 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Primary reportUpdated 2026-06-12Data APIEditorial standards

An aircraft with four engines lost all power due to fuel exhaustion on final approach to Hamburg-Fuhlbüttel Airport. It crash-landed in a field, and all ten occupants were rescued.

Incident Overview During final approach to Hamburg-Fuhlbüttel Airport, an aircraft experienced a simultaneous failure of all four engines. The loss of power caused the aircraft to lose speed and altitude, leading to a crash landing in a field short of the runway. All ten occupants were quickly rescued from the aircraft, which was subsequently written off. ## Probable Cause The official investigation determined that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of all four engines due to fuel exhaustion during the final approach phase of the flight. The source does not specify the aircraft type, registration, operator, or exact date of the incident.