Narrative:
Crashed shortly after takeoff. The Inspector of Accidents concluded that the probable cause was a fracture of a main bolt that secured the bracing wires of the front spar to the tailplane. The failure of the bolt would cause a loss of control, failure of the bolt was probably fatigue.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 22 September 1934 |
| Type: | Handley Page W.10 |
| Operator: | National Aviation Displays |
| Registration: | G-EBMM |
| MSN: | W.10/1 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Heston Airport, United Kingdom |
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Crashed shortly after takeoff. The Inspector of Accidents concluded that the probable cause was a fracture of a main bolt that secured the bracing wires of the front spar to the tailplane. The failure of the bolt would cause a loss of control, failure of the bolt was probably fatigue.
Classification:
Tail failureLoss of control
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