Lee-on-Solent - Lee-on-Solent

On November 15, 1945 at 12:00 AM, Lee-on-Solent - Lee-on-Solent experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Royal Navy, with the event recorded near Lee-on-the-Solent Hampshire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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 technical failure. The pilot was completing a solo training flight at Lee-on-Solent Airfield, on behalf of the 799th Squadron. While flying in the vicinity of the airport, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot was unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration NF866, MSN 6737, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.8029°, -1.2013°.