Belfast - Belfast

The pilot departed Belfast-Aldergrove Airport on a local training sortie. While cruising northwest of Belfast at low altitude, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Cloughcorr located near Waterfoot. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot John Frederick Sutton of the 502th Squadron was killed.

Flight / Schedule

Belfast - Belfast

Aircraft

Avro 504

Registration

K1253

MSN

K1253

Date

April 29, 1932 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Waterfoot Antrim

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Coordinates

55.0604°, -6.0583°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On April 29, 1932 at 12:00 AM, Belfast - Belfast experienced a crash involving Avro 504, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Waterfoot Antrim.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 human factor. The pilot departed Belfast-Aldergrove Airport on a local training sortie. While cruising northwest of Belfast at low altitude, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Cloughcorr located near Waterfoot. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot John Frederick Sutton of the 502th Squadron was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration K1253, MSN K1253.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.0604°, -6.0583°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot departed Belfast-Aldergrove Airport on a local training sortie. While cruising northwest of Belfast at low altitude, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Cloughcorr located near Waterfoot. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot John Frederick Sutton of the 502th Squadron was killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Belfast - Belfast

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Avro 504

Registration

K1253

MSN

K1253