G-ABYH
Flight / Schedule
G-ABYH
Aircraft
Simmonds SpartanRegistration
G-ABYH
MSN
71
Year of Manufacture
1932
Operator
Air Transport %26 SalesDate
July 20, 1935 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Portsmouth Hampshire
Region
Europe • United Kingdom
Coordinates
50.8221°, -1.0678°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On July 20, 1935 at 12:00 AM, G-ABYH experienced a crash involving Simmonds Spartan, operated by Air Transport %26 Sales, with the event recorded near Portsmouth Hampshire.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. Crew was performing a training flight. While making aerobatics manoeuvre at low altitude, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a wheat field. The pilot George Moorby was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration G-ABYH, MSN 71, year of manufacture 1932.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.8221°, -1.0678°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Crew was performing a training flight. While making aerobatics manoeuvre at low altitude, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a wheat field. The pilot George Moorby 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
Operator
Air Transport %26 SalesFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • United Kingdom
