Date & Time:
Feb 20, 1921
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
E9691
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Baghdad - Baghdad
Country:
Iraq
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight in Baghdad. En route, the engine failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in the Tigre River, near the district of Karrada, in Baghdad. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
