Hamble - Hamble

On March 10, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Hamble - Hamble experienced a crash involving Simmonds Spartan, operated by Simmonds Aircraft, with the event recorded near Farnham Surrey.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Hamble on a test flight on this first example of the Spartan series. En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in St. Martins, near Farnham. While both occupants evacuated safely, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBYU, MSN 01, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.2152°, -0.7985°.