G-ADCM

En route, crew encountered severe icing conditions and the flight became critical so the captain decided to make an emergency landing in an open field located near Zwettl, some 80 km northwest of Vienna. There was no casualties among the occupants but the aircraft christened 'Draco' was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

G-ADCM

Registration

G-ADCM

MSN

2317

Year of Manufacture

1935

Date

October 22, 1935 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Zwettl Lower Austria

Region

Europe • Austria

Coordinates

48.7329°, 15.2409°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On October 22, 1935 at 12:00 AM, G-ADCM experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.86 Express, operated by Imperial Airways, with the event recorded near Zwettl Lower Austria.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. En route, crew encountered severe icing conditions and the flight became critical so the captain decided to make an emergency landing in an open field located near Zwettl, some 80 km northwest of Vienna. There was no casualties among the occupants but the aircraft christened 'Draco' was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ADCM, MSN 2317, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.7329°, 15.2409°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, crew encountered severe icing conditions and the flight became critical so the captain decided to make an emergency landing in an open field located near Zwettl, some 80 km northwest of Vienna. There was no casualties among the occupants but the aircraft christened 'Draco' was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Austria

Aircraft Details

Registration

G-ADCM

MSN

2317

Year of Manufacture

1935