Brooklands - Brooklands

The pilot departed Brooklands Airport on a solo training flight. While flying in foggy conditions, the airplane crashed in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The pilot was rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. The exact date of the mishap remains uncertain.

Flight / Schedule

Brooklands - Brooklands

Registration

G-AAWM

MSN

10

Year of Manufacture

1929

Date

December 2, 1930 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Clacton-on-Sea Essex

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Coordinates

51.7884°, 1.1528°

Narrative Report

On December 2, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Brooklands - Brooklands experienced a crash involving Simmonds Spartan, operated by Brooklands School of Flying, with the event recorded near Clacton-on-Sea Essex.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 pilot departed Brooklands Airport on a solo training flight. While flying in foggy conditions, the airplane crashed in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The pilot was rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. The exact date of the mishap remains uncertain.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AAWM, MSN 10, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.7884°, 1.1528°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot departed Brooklands Airport on a solo training flight. While flying in foggy conditions, the airplane crashed in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The pilot was rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. The exact date of the mishap remains uncertain.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Brooklands - Brooklands

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

G-AAWM

MSN

10

Year of Manufacture

1929