Crash of a De Havilland DH.106 Comet 4 in Newcastle

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1970
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.106 Comet
Operator:
Registration:
G-APDL
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Newcastle - Newcastle
MSN:
6413
YOM:
1959
Location:
Newcastle
Tyne and Wear
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew (pilots and engineers) was engaged in a local training flight at Newcastle Airport. On approach, the crew forgot to lower the gear and the airplane belly landed. It slid for several yards before coming to rest. All 11 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The crew omitted to carry out the pre-landing checks while practicing a flapless landing.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 off Newcastle

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
5J+EK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wittmundhafen - Wittmundhafen
Location:
Newcastle
Tyne and Wear
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast north of Sunderland, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew (2. Staffel I/KG 4):
Fw Siegfried Gessert, pilot,
Uffz Karl-Heinz Beck,
Uffz Willhelm Dieter,
Gfr Horst Filihowski.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88 in Newcastle: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Newcastle
Tyne and Wear
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed in Lemington, in the suburb of Newcastle. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4A in Newcastle: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1919 at 0845 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAEW
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Croydon – Newcastle
MSN:
G7/67
YOM:
1919
Location:
Newcastle
Tyne and Wear
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Newcastle, the engine lost power. The aircraft stalled and crashed few km from the airport. The passenger was injured and the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.
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