Hounslow Heath – Sandhurst

On August 6, 1919 at 12:00 AM, Hounslow Heath – Sandhurst experienced a crash involving Avro 536, operated by Avro Air Transport, with the event recorded near Sandhurst Berkshire.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Following an uneventful flight from Hounslow Heath, the single engine airplane was approaching Sandhurst Airfield when it stalled and crashed. All three passengers were injured and the pilot was killed. Crew: Cpt Herbert Richard Hastings. Passengers: Maj H. S. Phillips, Mr. E. Kohler, Mr. A. J. Whittingdon.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EAAO, MSN ATC.4, year of manufacture 1919.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.3503°, -0.7873°.