Calshot - Calshot

On August 16, 1925 at 12:00 AM, Calshot - Calshot experienced a crash involving Felixstowe F.5, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Calshot AFB Hampshire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 4, 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 night training sortie out from RAF Calshot. While approaching the Calshot Spit, the pilot was attempting to land on glassy water when the seaplane landed hard and crashed. A crew member was killed and three others were injured. Crew: F/Lt Norbert Marie Sackville Russell, F/O Robert Collins, Cpl Herbert Essam, AC1 Reginald Frederick Charles Copsey. †

Aircraft reference details include registration N4039.