G-ABWI
Flight / Schedule
G-ABWI
Aircraft
Blackburn B-2Registration
G-ABWI
MSN
4700/1
Year of Manufacture
1932
Date
October 9, 1936 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Selby North Yorkshire
Region
Europe • United Kingdom
Coordinates
53.7851°, -1.0990°
Narrative Report
On October 9, 1936 at 12:00 AM, G-ABWI experienced a crash involving Blackburn B-2, operated by North Sea Aerial %26 General Transport, with the event recorded near Selby North Yorkshire.
The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The pilot, sole aboard, was performing a mail flight. En route, the single engine aircraft went out of control for unknown reasons and crashed in Ellerton, near Selby. The pilot was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration G-ABWI, MSN 4700/1, year of manufacture 1932.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.7851°, -1.0990°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The pilot, sole aboard, was performing a mail flight. En route, the single engine aircraft went out of control for unknown reasons and crashed in Ellerton, near Selby. The pilot was killed.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Flight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • United Kingdom
