Brooklands – Digby
Flight / Schedule
Brooklands – Digby
Aircraft
Vickers FB.27 Vimy CommercialRegistration
F9178
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFDate
January 12, 1931 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Delivery
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Westwoodside South Yorkshire
Region
Europe • United Kingdom
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On January 12, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Brooklands – Digby experienced a crash involving Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Westwoodside South Yorkshire.
The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Brooklands Airport on a night delivery flight to Digby. On board were four crew members and the aircraft was coming out from the Vickers-Armstrong facilities at Brooklands Airport. En route, the crew apparently lost his orientation. The pilot reduced his altitude when the aircraft struck a bank and crashed in an open field. A crew member was injured while three others were killed. Crew: F/Lt Geoffrey Maynard Edward Shaw, † P/O John Edward Furlong Chapman, † F/Sgt Alfred George Rogers, † AC1 Cecil Alfred James Jones.
Aircraft reference details include registration F9178.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew departed Brooklands Airport on a night delivery flight to Digby. On board were four crew members and the aircraft was coming out from the Vickers-Armstrong facilities at Brooklands Airport. En route, the crew apparently lost his orientation. The pilot reduced his altitude when the aircraft struck a bank and crashed in an open field. A crew member was injured while three others were killed. Crew: F/Lt Geoffrey Maynard Edward Shaw, † P/O John Edward Furlong Chapman, † F/Sgt Alfred George Rogers, † AC1 Cecil Alfred James Jones.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
75.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Brooklands – Digby
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFFlight Type
Delivery
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • United Kingdom
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Vickers FB.27 Vimy CommercialRegistration
F9178
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