Cambridge – Croydon

On June 13, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Cambridge – Croydon experienced a crash involving Avro 594 Avian, operated by ADC Aircraft, with the event recorded near Cambridge Cambridgeshire.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Cambridge Airport, the pilot initiated aerobatics manoeuvres when a wing broke in flight. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near the airfield. The pilot Kenneth George Murray was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AAHJ, MSN 316, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.2055°, 0.1187°.