Belfast - Belfast
Flight / Schedule
Belfast - Belfast
Aircraft
Avro 504Registration
K1253
MSN
K1253
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFDate
April 29, 1932 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight 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
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • United Kingdom
