Croydon - Newcastle

On July 3, 1925 at 12:00 AM, Croydon - Newcastle experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.34, operated by Imperial Airways, with the event recorded near Carrville Durham.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The aircraft was performing a special flight from Croydon to Newcastle to follow the 'King's Cup Air Race'. En route, while cruising over Durham County, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to fog. As the pilot was unable to localize the destination, he decided to attempt an emergency landing in an open field when the aircraft impacted a ditch and came to rest against trees. While all seven occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBBY, MSN 36, year of manufacture 1922.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.7898°, -1.5259°.