G-EBZU

On October 9, 1932 at 12:00 AM, G-EBZU experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Northern Air Transport, with the event recorded near Barton Lancashire.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) 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.

Shortly after takeoff from Barton, while climbing, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in Irlam, near the airport. The pilot C. S. G. Homewood was seriously injured and his wife Olga Homewood was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBZU, MSN 686, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.8347°, -2.7208°.