Hanworth - Hanworth

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.

Flight / Schedule

Hanworth - Hanworth

Registration

G-AAPN

MSN

1200

Year of Manufacture

1930

Date

May 6, 1930 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

G-AAPN

MSN

1200

Year of Manufacture

1930