Woodford - Woodford

On June 12, 1927 at 12:00 AM, Woodford - Woodford experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Lancashire Aero Club, with the event recorded near Hale Cheshire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a training flight out from Woodford Airport. En route, the engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft collided with an iron fence and came to rest. While both occupants were injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBLR, MSN 184, year of manufacture 1925.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.2948°, -2.7239°.