ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25202
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| Date: | Thursday 2 October 1919 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Aircraft Transport & Travel Ltd |
| Registration: | G-EAEW |
| MSN: | G7/67 (K.141) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey (EGCR) |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-K.141 (in the early pre-"G-E..." series of British Civil Registrations). First civil registered as G-EAEW on 16.6.19. Written off in a fatal crash at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland 2.10.1919: On final approach to Newcastle, engine lost power. Aircraft stalled and crashed few km from airport. While the passenger was injured, the pilot was killed.
Cause: Engine failure due to fuel exhaustion. Registration G-EAEW belatedly cancelled 9.6.1920 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. http://planecrashinfo.com/1920/1920-26.htm
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EAEW.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E.html
4. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/81-register-gb-g-ea
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1919/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-4-in-newcastle-uk-1-killed/]
6. http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PreWWII.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2013 18:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2013 22:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2017 19:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2017 13:22 | Sergey L. | Updated [Total occupants] |
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