Skegness – Hunstanton

On May 26, 1932 at 12:00 AM, Skegness – Hunstanton experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, operated by Eastern Air Transport, with the event recorded near Hunstanton Norfolk.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While approaching Hunstanton on a taxi flight from Skegness, the pilot encountered engine problems. He attempted an emergency landing on a sand bar located about 8 km from Hunstanton. Both occupants escaped uninjured and later set the wreckage on fire to attract rescuers. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were rescued by the crew of the fishing boat named 'Lizzie Annie'.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AAXL, MSN 2010, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.9394°, 0.4902°.