Alexandria – Mirabella – Brindisi – Southampton

On August 22, 1936 at 12:00 AM, Alexandria – Mirabella – Brindisi – Southampton experienced a crash involving Short S.17 Kent, operated by Imperial Airways, with the event recorded near Mirabella Crete / <U+039A><U+03C1><U+03AE>t<U+03B7>.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 18.2%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Christened 'Scipio', the seaplane aircraft hit waves while landing in the Mirabella harbor, Crete. It went out of control and plunged into water before coming to rest with broken wings. Two passengers were killed while all nine other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ABFA, MSN S.758, year of manufacture 1930.