Nivelles - NIvelles
Flight / Schedule
Nivelles - NIvelles
Aircraft
Hanriot HD.1Registration
H-3
Date
March 7, 1929 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Nivelles Walloon Brabant
Region
Europe • Belgium
Coordinates
50.6988°, 4.5899°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On March 7, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Nivelles - NIvelles experienced a crash involving Hanriot HD.1, operated by Belgian Air Force - Force Aérienne Belge - Belgische Luchtmacht, with the event recorded near Nivelles Walloon Brabant.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight out from Nivelles Aerodrome. While flying at an altitude of about 300 metres, the pilot attempted aerobatics manoeuvres when he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a field. The pilot was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration H-3.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.6988°, 4.5899°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight out from Nivelles Aerodrome. While flying at an altitude of about 300 metres, the pilot attempted aerobatics manoeuvres when he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a field. The pilot was killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Nivelles - NIvelles
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Belgium
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Hanriot HD.1Registration
H-3
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