Stag Lane - Stag Lane

The pilot Arthur Leonard Monger departed Stag Lane on a local solo training flight. En route, the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a frozen pond. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was slightly injured.

Flight / Schedule

Stag Lane - Stag Lane

Registration

G-EBQY

MSN

376

Year of Manufacture

1927

Date

January 26, 1929 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

East Grinstead West Sussex

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Coordinates

51.1286°, -0.0143°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On January 26, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Stag Lane - Stag Lane experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by De Havilland Aircraft UK, with the event recorded near East Grinstead West Sussex.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot Arthur Leonard Monger departed Stag Lane on a local solo training flight. En route, the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a frozen pond. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was slightly injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBQY, MSN 376, year of manufacture 1927.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.1286°, -0.0143°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot Arthur Leonard Monger departed Stag Lane on a local solo training flight. En route, the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a frozen pond. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was slightly injured.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Stag Lane - Stag Lane

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

G-EBQY

MSN

376

Year of Manufacture

1927