ASN Aircraft accident Savoia-Marchetti S.73P OO-AGM London-Croydon Airport
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Date:Thursday 7 November 1935
Time:17:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic s73 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Savoia-Marchetti S.73P
Operator:Sabena
Registration: OO-AGM
MSN: 30002
First flight: 1935
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:London-Croydon Airport (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Brussel-Haren Airport, Belgium
Destination airport:London-Croydon Airport (-/-), United Kingdom
Narrative:
The aircraft left Brussels, Belgium, at 15:15 and arrived at Croydon Airport at 17:00. There was dense fog when landing. The aircraft hit some rocks and a lamp post, and broke a wing. The plane was destroyed but the crew and passengers were unhurt.

Sources:
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
» André Dillien OO registration lists


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Distance from Brussel-Haren Airport to London-Croydon Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (199 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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