Jersey – Fairoaks

On October 11, 1960 at 12:00 AM, Jersey – Fairoaks experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, operated by Overseas Aviation, with the event recorded near Fairoaks Surrey.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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.

The listed crash cause is other causes. The pilot was advised that the western part of the aerodrome was waterlogged and so landed the aircraft close to the eastern boundary. On touchdown the starboard main wheel sank into soft ground and the undercarriage leg collapsed. All three occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AHGU, MSN 3277, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.2658°, -0.6359°.