NF857

On January 18, 1949 at 12:00 AM, NF857 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Royal Navy, with the event recorded near Chipping Sodbury Gloucestershire.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

Few minutes after his departure from RAF Colerne, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field located one mile north of Chipping Sodbury. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NF857, MSN 6728, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.5382°, -2.3927°.