National Flying Services

Safety profile and incident history for National Flying Services.

Safety Score

10/10

Total Incidents

13

Total Fatalities

6

Recent Incidents

Desoutter I/II

Shoreham-by-Sea West Sussex

Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Sheroham Airport. Both occupants were injured.

May 18, 1932 2 Fatalities

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Waltham Lincolnshire

En route from Hendon to Hanworth, while cruising at an altitude of 1,500 feet, the airplane suffered a wing failure. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field located in Waltham. Both occupants Thomas Clement Brett and Montague Montgomery Hobbs were killed.

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Nottingham Nottinghamshire

The aircraft departed Nottingham on a local joyride. En route, the engine failed. The pilot decided to return to Nottingham for an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed upon landing. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Hanworth London Metropolis

Shortly after takeoff from Hanworth, the airplane went out of control and crashed. The pilot was seriously injured and died 29 December 1932, more than 10 months later.

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Hyde Great Manchester

While approaching Woodford Aerodrome on a taxi flight from Hanworth, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Hyde, some 13 km northeast of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were injured.

October 22, 1930 2 Fatalities

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Halton AFB Buckinghamshire

Shortly after takeoff from RAF Halton, while in initial climb, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed. Both occupants were killed.

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire

The crew departed Hanworth for a local training mission. En route, in unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane crashed in Beaconsfield. Both crew members were injured.

May 6, 1930 1 Fatalities

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Hampton Middlesex

The pilot, sole on board, departed Hanworth on a local test flight. En route, he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in the garden of a house located in Acacia Road in Hampton. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Hugh Samuel Roger Elliott was killed.

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Sheffield South Yorkshire

While approaching Sheffield on a flight from Hanworth, the single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Simmonds Spartan

Hamble Hampshire

Crashed shortly after takeoff for unknown reasons. The pilot was slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Hessenthal-am-Main Hesse

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Hessenthal-am-Main. There were no casualties and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

July 28, 1929 1 Fatalities

Simmonds Spartan

Hanworth London Metropolis

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight out from Hanworth Airfield. While making aerobatic manoeuvres, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. The pilot was killed.

Simmonds Spartan

Southampton Hampshire

The pilot, sole on board, was engaged in a local test flight. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Weston, east of Southampton. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

Airline Information

Country of Origin

United Kingdom

Risk Level

Low Risk

Common Aircraft in Incidents

De Havilland DH.60 Moth9
Simmonds Spartan3
Desoutter I/II1