Hinaidi - Hinaidi

The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Hinaidi. While flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF DH.9A registered E8474. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed near the airbase. One pilot on board H102 survived while all three other crew members were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Hinaidi - Hinaidi

Registration

H102

Date

January 13, 1922 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Hinaidi AFB Baghdad (<U+0628><U+063A><U+062F><U+0627><U+062F>)

Region

Asia • Iraq

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On January 13, 1922 at 12:00 AM, Hinaidi - Hinaidi experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.9, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Hinaidi AFB Baghdad (<U+0628><U+063A><U+062F><U+0627><U+062F>).

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

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Hinaidi. While flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF DH.9A registered E8474. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed near the airbase. One pilot on board H102 survived while all three other crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration H102.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Hinaidi. While flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF DH.9A registered E8474. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed near the airbase. One pilot on board H102 survived while all three other crew members were killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

50.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Hinaidi - Hinaidi

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Asia • Iraq

Aircraft Details

Registration

H102

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