1927 KLM Fokker F.VIII crash

Aircraft crash caused by structural failure May 2011 December 2022 1927 KLM Fokker F.VIII crash Accident H-NADU.jpg 250 A Fokker F.VIII H-NADU, the Fokker F.VIII involved in the accident. 22 August 1927 Structural failure of tailfin Underriver, Kent Fokker F.VIII KLM H-NADU Croydon Airport Waalhaven Airport, Rotterdam 9 2 8 1 10 The 1927 KLM Fokker F.VIII crash happened on 22 August 1927 when Fokker F.VIII H-NADU of KLM crashed at Underriver, Kent, following structural failure of the tailfin or rudder. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled flight from Croydon, Surrey, to Waalhaven Airport, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. One of the two crew was killed and eight people were injured. Aircraft The accident aircraft was Fokker F.VIII H-NADU, c/n 4993. The aircraft was manufactured in 1926 and had entered service with KLM on 24 June 1927.http://www.aviacrash.nl/paginas/h-nadu.htm H-NADU verongelukt in Sevenoaks (UK) Dutch Aviacrash 25 January 2011 Accident On 22 August 1927, H-NADU departed Croydon at 8:07 am, bound for Rotterdam.http://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1927.htm#22.08.1927 22.08.1927 H-NADU Fokker F.VIII 4993 Seven Oaks (G) Dutch H Dekker 25 January 2011 It was carrying two crew, nine passengers, 13 kg lb of mail and 144 kg lb of freight. About 10 minutes after take-off, a tensioning wire at the tail broke, tearing off the rudder and tailfin. This made the aircraft very difficult to control, with a crash inevitable. The aircraft crashed into the crowns of some trees in the grounds of a large house named St Julian's at Underriver.Roy Ingleton Kent Disasters 2010 Pen & Sword Barnsley 107–09 The mechanic was killed when he was crushed by one of the engines.The Fokker Disaster Flight 25 August 1927 599 The pilot and seven passengers were injured. The tailfin and rudder were recovered at a distance of over 1 km yd from the wreckage of the aircraft. Damage to the aircraft was assessed at ƒ68,985.07. References External links Photo of the crashed aircraft Photo of the crashed aircraft 1927 51 15 9 N 0 13 0 E type:event title Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1927 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Kent Category:Sevenoaks District Category:KLM accidents and incidents Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight structural failure Category:1927 disasters in the United Kingdom Category:Airliner accidents and incidents in the United Kingdom Category:August 1927 in the United Kingdom Category:Fokker F.VII