Bournemouth - Bournemouth

On August 14, 1946 at 12:00 AM, Bournemouth - Bournemouth experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.104 Dove, operated by British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC, with the event recorded near Bournemouth Dorset.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Bournemouth-Hurn Airport, while on a local training flight, the captain encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The twin engine aircraft went out of control and crash landed in a field near the airport. The pilot Captain Collier and a passenger, a De Havilland representative, Mr. North, were killed. Two other passengers, also BOAC employees, Mr. A. Pierce and P. Fawcett, were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AGUC, MSN 04000/P/2, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.7487°, -1.8777°.