Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

On January 5, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton experienced a crash involving Fairey III, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Heacham Norfolk.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed RAF Bircham Newton on a local training flight. While cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet, one of the wings failed. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and the crew was able to bail out before the airplane crashed in a pasture. Both occupants Sgt Hudson and LAC Molyneux were uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration J9137, MSN F.1003, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.9087°, 0.4941°.