Hamble – Leicester

On June 19, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Hamble – Leicester experienced a crash involving Simmonds Spartan, operated by Simmonds Aircraft, with the event recorded near Leicester Leicestershire.

The flight was categorized as positioning 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On approach to Leicester Airport, at a height of 1,000 feet, a propeller blade broke off. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AAMG, MSN 34, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.6078°, -1.0318°.