G-AJZT

On June 9, 1951 at 09:00 PM, G-AJZT experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.104 Dove, operated by Private British, with the event recorded near Banstead Surrey.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft, owned by Prince Ali Salman Aga Khan (awa Aly Khan), has just performed a low pass at Croydon Airport, taking part to an airshow. While flying to the southwest, the airplane was seen at low height with its starboard engine stopped. The airplane lost height, hit trees and crashed in a garden located in Banstead, about five miles from Croydon airfield. All three occupants were killed. Crew: Cpt Lawrence Benjamin, pilot (personal pilot of Aly Khan), Cpt Frederick Bosworth. Passenger: Mrs. Barker.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AJZT, MSN 04059, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.3239°, -0.1987°.