Coventry - Coventry

On July 9, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Coventry - Coventry experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.9, operated by Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft, with the event recorded near Coventry West Midlands.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) 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.

Sole on board, the pilot was completing a local training flight out from Coventry Airport. On approach, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in Whitley Abbey, north of the airfield. The pilot was seriously injured and died from his injuries 18 days later, on July 27.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBOQ, MSN 282.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.4082°, -1.5105°.