London - Madrid

On August 16, 1936 at 12:00 AM, London - Madrid experienced a crash involving Fokker F12, operated by British Airways, with the event recorded near La Rochelle Charente-Maritime.

The flight was categorized as delivery and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was on its way from London to Madrid to deliver the aircraft to the Spanish Nationalists Air Force. En route, crew encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to fog and decided to divert to La Rochelle-Lagord Airport. On landing, the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft went out of control and skidded for several yards before coming to rest with its left wing and left engine partially sheared off. While both crew were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Crew: Mr. Czarkowski 1.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ADZK, MSN 5301, year of manufacture 1936.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.1770°, -1.1174°.