Croydon - Croydon

On April 22, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Croydon - Croydon experienced a crash involving Armstrong Whitworth AW.154 Argosy, operated by Imperial Airways, with the event recorded near Croydon Surrey.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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 was engaged in a local training flight out from Croydon Airport. Shortly after liftoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. Both crew were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AACH, MSN AW.362, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.3734°, -0.1020°.