Newcastle – Dublin

On February 19, 1954 at 12:00 AM, Newcastle – Dublin experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Oldstead Airlines, with the event recorded near Simonburn Northumberland.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Ten minutes after his departure from Newcastle Airport, the pilot encountered severe icing conditions and the leading edge were contaminated with ice. At an altitude of 3,200 feet and while in a flat attitude, the twin engine aircraft hit the ground and crashed in fire. All eight occupants were seriously injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AFMF, MSN 6432, year of manufacture 1938.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.0512°, -2.2557°.