Paris – Hendon

On October 8, 1927 at 12:00 AM, Paris – Hendon experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.9, operated by Air Taxis, with the event recorded near Epsom Surrey.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route from Paris-Le Bourget to Hendon, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He attempted an emergency landing on a racecourse located in Tattenham Corner, near Epsom. After landing, the airplane went out of control, ran down a slight incline and eventually collided with the railings in front of the grand stand. All three occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBJW, MSN H9333.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.3326°, -0.2678°.