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Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Ewshot

Date & Time: May 15, 1930
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBOH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hamble - Hamble
MSN:
269
YOM:
1926
Location:
Ewshot
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Hamble on a training mission. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a garden located in Ewshot, Hampshire. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Simmonds Spartan in Hamble

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Simmonds Spartan
Operator:
Registration:
G-AAME
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hamble – Hanworth
MSN:
26
YOM:
1929
Location:
Hamble
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff for unknown reasons. The pilot was slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Simmonds Spartan in Farnham

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Simmonds Spartan
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBYU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hamble - Hamble
MSN:
01
YOM:
1929
Location:
Farnham
Surrey
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian II off Ventnor

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1927 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 594 Avian
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBRC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Copenhagen – Hamble
MSN:
118
YOM:
1927
Location:
Ventnor
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was returning from Copenhagen to Hamble after taking part to an airshow in Copenhagen. While approaching the British coast, the aircraft ran out of fuel and the pilot ditched the airplane off Ventnor, Isle of Wight. The pilot was rescued and the aircraft was lost.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion due to navigational errors en route.

Crash of a Supermarine Sea Eagle off Hamble

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Supermarine Sea Eagle
Operator:
British Marine Air Navigation Company - BMANC
Registration:
G-EBFK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Southampton - Guernsey
MSN:
1163
YOM:
1923
Location:
Hamble
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after his departure from the Southampton harbor in Woolston, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to ditch the aircraft off Hamble. All four occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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