Simmonds Spartan

Private Papuan

The single engine aircraft was engaged in the region of Kaitantu to evacuate wounded people. En route, the pilot encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing in Benabena, near Goroka. All occupants survived while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Private New Zealand

While landing on a private area, the single engine aircraft was caught by gusty winds. The right wing hit telephone wires and the aircraft cartwheeled and came to rest. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Private British

Crashed into the sea off Southend. Crew fate unknown. The single engine aircraft was owned by Frank S. Davies and Sydney A. Kent.

Private Australian

Engine failed shortly after take off from Balranald. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed, the pilot was injured.

Airlines WA

En route, while overflying a hilly and wooded area, the pilot encountered downdraft and was unable to maintain control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a wooded area. Both occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Dominion Airways - Canada

On final approach to Quebec City Airport, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed. Both occupants were killed. Crew: J. A. G. Vallerand, pilot. Passenger: Mrs. Delia Parent.

New Zealand Airways

Shortly after takeoff from Staveley, aircraft stalled and crashed in a field. It broke in two and was destroyed by a post crash fire. Both occupants were slightly injured.

Goodwin Chichester Aviation Company

Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown as well.

Private British

The pilot was performing a training flight. Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Farnborough Airport, killing the pilot Simon Gilliat.

Air Trips

Shortly after takeoff from the Westwood Airfield, the single engine aircraft collided with an Avro 504N registered G-AECR. Avro 504 landed safely but the Simmonds crashed in a wheat field, injuring his pilot who was taking part to a rally.

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Crew was performing a training flight. While making aerobatics manoeuvre at low altitude, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a wheat field. The pilot George Moorby was killed.

Private Australian

Shortly after takeoff from Melbourne-Essendon Airport, while in initial climb, aircraft went out of control and crashed. Both occupants, the pilot George P. Fairbairn and his wife, were killed.

Private British

Crashed in unknown circumstances near Horsham, Sussex. While both occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Vacuum Oil Company

Crashed in unknown circumstances.

Thomas P. Gleave

The pilot was performing a trip from Lympne to Colombo, Ceylon. The airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Kütahya, Turkey. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Karl Ryman

The airplane crashed while taking off from Stockholm-Barkarby Airport. The pilot, sole on board, was injured, and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Babar Mirza

The pilot, sole on board, departed Croydon on a flight to Hyderabad, India. While cruising over Iran, the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a desert area located in the region of Bushehr. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Charles Richard Vernon Pugh

On final approach to Croydon, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a wooded area. The pilot and owner Charles Richard Vernon Pugh was injured while his fiancee aged 24 was killed.

Brooklands School of Flying

The pilot departed Brooklands Airport on a solo training flight. While flying in foggy conditions, the airplane crashed in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The pilot was rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. The exact date of the mishap remains uncertain.

Simmonds Aircraft

Shortly after takeoff from RAF Ratcliffe while on a local test flight, the aircraft stalled and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Simmonds Aircraft

On approach to Leicester Airport, at a height of 1,000 feet, a propeller blade broke off. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Hampshire Aeroplane Club

While on a training flight, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in the Hamble River, near Bursledon. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

National Flying Services

Crashed shortly after takeoff for unknown reasons. The pilot was slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

National Flying Services

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight out from Hanworth Airfield. While making aerobatic manoeuvres, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. The pilot was killed.

National Flying Services

The pilot, sole on board, was engaged in a local test flight. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Weston, east of Southampton. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

Frank Mase

Frank Mase, pilot and owner of the aircraft, was taking part to a rally from England to New Zealand. While flying at low altitude near Roanne, the aircraft impacted a tree and crashed in a field. While the pilot was injured, the aircraft named 'The All Black' was damaged beyond repair.

Simmonds Aircraft

The crew departed Hamble on a test flight on this first example of the Spartan series. En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in St. Martins, near Farnham. While both occupants evacuated safely, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.