Plymouth – Croydon

On October 23, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Plymouth – Croydon experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.50, operated by Imperial Airways, with the event recorded near Plymouth Devon.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 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: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Plymouth, the single engine airplane crashed for unknown reason. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBKZ, MSN 133, year of manufacture 1925.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.4159°, -4.1239°.