Stag Lane - Stag Lane

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a training sortie out from Stag Lane. En route, he lost his bearings and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a prairie. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

Stag Lane - Stag Lane

Registration

G-EAWD

MSN

649

Year of Manufacture

1921

Date

August 26, 1923 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Stanford Rivers Essex

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Coordinates

51.6881°, 0.2117°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On August 26, 1923 at 12:00 AM, Stag Lane - Stag Lane experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.6, operated by De Havilland Aircraft UK, with the event recorded near Stanford Rivers Essex.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot, sole on board, was completing a training sortie out from Stag Lane. En route, he lost his bearings and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a prairie. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EAWD, MSN 649, year of manufacture 1921.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.6881°, 0.2117°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a training sortie out from Stag Lane. En route, he lost his bearings and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a prairie. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Stag Lane - Stag Lane

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

G-EAWD

MSN

649

Year of Manufacture

1921