G-EBEP

On November 17, 1928 at 12:00 AM, G-EBEP experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.9, operated by Surrey Flying Services, with the event recorded near Croydon Surrey.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Croydon Airport, while climbing, the aircraft went out of control, crashed onto a house and eventually came to rest in a garden located in Sanderstead, south of the airport. All three occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft and the house were demolished.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBEP, MSN D5799, year of manufacture 1922.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.3734°, -0.1020°.