Dublin – Birmingham

On January 1, 1953 at 11:00 AM, Dublin – Birmingham experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Aer Lingus, with the event recorded near Spernall Warwickshire.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

25 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 25 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 22, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Christened 'St Kieran', the aircraft left Dublin at 0936LT Bound for Birmingham, carrying 22 passengers and a crew of three. While cruising at an altitude of 5,000 feet, both engines lost power. The crew decided to make an emergency landing and the aircraft came to rest in a field located in Spernall. It was damaged beyond repair while all 25 occupants were evacuated safely, except for the copilot who was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration EI-ACF, MSN 42957, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.2584°, -1.8588°.