Zone
Dorset

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth off Bournemouth

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1929
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Thomas Owen Mills
Registration:
G-AAFL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bournemouth - Bournemouth
MSN:
1005
YOM:
1929
Location:
Bournemouth
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bournemouth-Ensbury Park Airfield on a local flight. En route, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in the sea. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft sank.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Bournemouth

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1920 at 2045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
G-EARZ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bournemouth - Bournemouth
MSN:
H6551
YOM:
1920
Location:
Bournemouth-Ensbury Park
Dorset
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, departed Bournemouth-Ensbury Park Aerodrome at 1945LT on a local training flight. About an hour later, while approaching the airfield, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot Robert Osmond Lindsay suffered a broken leg.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a loss of control at low height after the aircraft's control column detached.
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