Doncaster – Croydon

On May 29, 1937 at 12:00 AM, Doncaster – Croydon experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.5 Courier, operated by North Eastern Airways, with the event recorded near Doncaster South Yorkshire.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Doncaster Airport, while climbing, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion. Three passengers and the pilot Irdwell R. Jones were killed while two other passengers were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-ACSZ, MSN 19, year of manufacture 1934.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.5228°, -1.1335°.