Hanworth - Hanworth
Flight / Schedule
Hanworth - Hanworth
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.60 MothRegistration
G-AAPN
MSN
1200
Year of Manufacture
1930
Operator
National Flying ServicesDate
May 6, 1930 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Hampton Middlesex
Region
Europe • United Kingdom
Narrative Report
On May 6, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Hanworth - Hanworth experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by National Flying Services, with the event recorded near Hampton Middlesex.
The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 pilot, sole on board, departed Hanworth on a local test flight. En route, he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in the garden of a house located in Acacia Road in Hampton. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Hugh Samuel Roger Elliott was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration G-AAPN, MSN 1200, year of manufacture 1930.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The pilot, sole on board, departed Hanworth on a local test flight. En route, he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in the garden of a house located in Acacia Road in Hampton. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Hugh Samuel Roger Elliott was killed.
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
Hanworth - Hanworth
Operator
National Flying ServicesFlight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • United Kingdom
