G-EBRT

On June 20, 1936 at 12:00 AM, G-EBRT experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Private British, with the event recorded near Southend Essex.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city 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.

Shortly after takeoff from Canute Airfield located in Ashingdon, north of Southend, the single engine aircraft encountered problem to gain altitude and hit a tree in the city of Ashingdon were it came to rest in a height of some 10 meters. Unhurt, both occupants went down the tree while the aircraft was later considered as damaged beyond repair. The aircraft was owned by John Henry Arthur Wells and William R. L. Beaumont. At the time of the accident, it was piloted by F. Fairhead.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBRT, MSN 410, year of manufacture 1927.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.5388°, 0.7128°.