Hendon – Hanworth

On May 18, 1932 at 12:00 AM, Hendon – Hanworth experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by National Flying Services, with the event recorded near Waltham Lincolnshire.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Hendon to Hanworth, while cruising at an altitude of 1,500 feet, the airplane suffered a wing failure. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field located in Waltham. Both occupants Thomas Clement Brett and Montague Montgomery Hobbs were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AAPL, MSN 1198, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.5124°, -0.0923°.