Manchester – Ronaldsway

On November 15, 1935 at 12:00 AM, Manchester – Ronaldsway experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, operated by Air Taxis, with the event recorded near Bolton Great Manchester.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The pilot was performing a cargo flight from Manchester to Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, with a load of newspapers on board. After takeoff from Manchester-Barton Airport, he was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. Aircraft came to rest in a field in Crawthorne, near Bolton. While the single engine aircraft was damaged beyond repair, the pilot was unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AAYD, MSN 2036, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.5729°, -2.4263°.