Bandar Lengeh – Jask

On September 6, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Bandar Lengeh – Jask experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.66 Hercules, operated by Imperial Airways, with the event recorded near Jask Hormozgan.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 60.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. For unknown reasons, the aircraft departed Bandar Lengeh Airport with delay. Thus, the crew started the approach to Jask Airport by night and limited visibility. On short final, the aircraft was too low and impacted the ground short of runway threshold. Upon impact, the the fuel tank ruptured and the aircraft caught fire before coming to rest, bursting into flames. Two passengers were rescued while three other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBMZ, MSN 239, year of manufacture 1925.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.8962°, 57.3152°.