Saint-Inglevert – Lympne

The single engine airplane departed Saint-Inglevert on a taxi flight to Lympne, carrying one passenger and one pilot. While cruising over The Channel, the engine failed. The pilot ditched the airplane and both occupants were rescued by the crew of the Dutch steamer named 'Vespa'. The aircraft sank and was lost.

Flight / Schedule

Saint-Inglevert – Lympne

Registration

G-ABEP

MSN

1292

Year of Manufacture

1930

Date

March 7, 1933 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

The Channel All World

Region

World • World

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On March 7, 1933 at 12:00 AM, Saint-Inglevert – Lympne experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by British Air Transport - BAT, with the event recorded near The Channel All World.

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. The single engine airplane departed Saint-Inglevert on a taxi flight to Lympne, carrying one passenger and one pilot. While cruising over The Channel, the engine failed. The pilot ditched the airplane and both occupants were rescued by the crew of the Dutch steamer named 'Vespa'. The aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ABEP, MSN 1292, year of manufacture 1930.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The single engine airplane departed Saint-Inglevert on a taxi flight to Lympne, carrying one passenger and one pilot. While cruising over The Channel, the engine failed. The pilot ditched the airplane and both occupants were rescued by the crew of the Dutch steamer named 'Vespa'. The aircraft sank and was lost.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

1

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Saint-Inglevert – Lympne

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

World • World

Aircraft Details

Registration

G-ABEP

MSN

1292

Year of Manufacture

1930