Hanworth – Croydon

On October 3, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Hanworth – Croydon experienced a crash involving Simmonds Spartan, operated by Charles Richard Vernon Pugh, with the event recorded near Croydon Surrey.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On final approach to Croydon, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a wooded area. The pilot and owner Charles Richard Vernon Pugh was injured while his fiancee aged 24 was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AAML, MSN 38, year of manufacture 1929.

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