Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 14 December 1920
Aircraft Type: Handley Page O/400
Owner/operator: Handley Page Transport
Registration Number: G-EAMA
Location: Golders Green –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Handley Page O/400 aircraftHandley Page O/400 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Handley Page O/400 aircraft, operated by Handley Page Transport, crashed near Golders Green, U.K., resulting in a fatal commercial aviation disaster involving six passengers and two crew members. The aircraft departed from Cricklewood Aerodrome in the United Kingdom bound for Paris, France. Visibility was reduced due to fog, leading to insufficient height and a collision with trees, ultimately causing the aircraft to catch fire and result in the deaths of four passengers and crew.A Handley Page O/400 aircraft, operated by Handley Page Transport, crashed near Golders Green, U.K., resulting in a fatal commercial aviation disaster involving six passengers and two crew members. The aircraft departed from Cricklewood Aerodrome in the United Kingdom bound for Paris, France. Visibility was reduced due to fog, leading to insufficient height and a collision with trees, ultimately causing the aircraft to catch fire and result in the deaths of four passengers and crew.
Description
A Handley Page O/400, operated by Handley Page Transport, crashed near Golders Green, U.K., in the first fatal commercial aviation disaster. The aircraft operated on a scheduled service from London’s Cricklewood Aerodrome in the United Kingdom, to Paris, France. On board were six passengers and two crew members. Visibility was limited due to fog as the aircraft took off. It gained insufficient height, struck trees and crashed. The aircraft caught fire, killing 4 of the 8 passengers and crew.
Primary Cause
Insufficient height and inadequate altitude during takeoff, leading to a collision with trees and subsequent crash.Insufficient height and inadequate altitude during takeoff, leading to a collision with trees and subsequent crash.Share on:
