G-ABYH

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.

Flight / Schedule

G-ABYH

Registration

G-ABYH

MSN

71

Year of Manufacture

1932

Date

July 20, 1935 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

G-ABYH

MSN

71

Year of Manufacture

1932