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Imperial Airways accidents and incidents

Occurrences where an aircraft's operator is Imperial Airways. Spellings and company suffixes are merged.

9 records from 1924 to 1973, 8 of them fatal. Most often a Armstrong WHITWORTH ARGOSY; most often in United Kingdom.

Occurrences99 accidents · 0 incidents · 8 mapped
Fatal occurrences8Fatality total known for 9 of 9
Reported fatalities51Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1924–197324 Dec 1924 – 26 Mar 1973

By year

Imperial Airways: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19241 occurrences in 1924, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1929 (2).18
19281 occurrences in 1928, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1929 (2).14
19292 occurrences in 1929, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1929 (2).210
19332 occurrences in 1933, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1929 (2).225
19391 occurrences in 1939, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1929 (2).13
19721 occurrences in 1972, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1929 (2).11
19731 occurrences in 1973, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1929 (2).00

Aircraft types

Imperial Airways: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Armstrong WHITWORTH ARGOSY1115
Avro TEN1110
Bell 206111
Bell 47100
Handley Page W-10117
Short S-23113
Vickers VULCAN114
de Havilland DH-34118
de Havilland DH-66113

Countries

Imperial Airways: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 3 occurrences, 33.3% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.33.3%319
BelgiumBelgium: 2 occurrences, 22.2% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United Kingdom, 3).22.2%225
United StatesUnited States: 2 occurrences, 22.2% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United Kingdom, 3).22.2%11
IranIran: 1 occurrences, 11.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United Kingdom, 3).11.1%13
UnknownUnknown: 1 occurrences, 11.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United Kingdom, 3).11.1%13

Deadliest occurrences

Imperial Airways: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1933 Imperial Airways Diksmuide crash28 Mar 193315Near Diksmuide, Belgium1
1933 Imperial Airways Ruysselede crash30 Dec 193310Ruysselede, West Flanders, Belgium1
1924 Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.34 crash24 Dec 19248Purley, Surrey, United Kingdom1
1929 Imperial Airways Handley Page W.10 crash17 Jun 19297English Channel, off Dungeness1
1928 Imperial Airways Vickers Vulcan crash13 Jul 19284near Purley, Surrey1
1939 Imperial Airways Short Empire ditching21 Jan 19393Atlantic Ocean1
1929 Jask Imperial Airways de Havilland Hercules crash6 Sept 19293Jask Airport, Jask, Iran1
Bell 206A · Walker, MN26 Jan 19721Walker, MN, United States1

All occurrences

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  1. Bell 47J-2 · Minneapolis, MN

    26 Mar 1973 · Minneapolis, MN, United States

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  2. Bell 206A · Walker, MN

    26 Jan 1972 · Walker, MN, United States · 1 fatal

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  3. 1939 Imperial Airways Short Empire ditching

    21 Jan 1939 · Atlantic Ocean · 3 fatal · not on the map

  4. 1933 Imperial Airways Ruysselede crash

    30 Dec 1933 · Ruysselede, West Flanders, Belgium · 10 fatal

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  5. 1933 Imperial Airways Diksmuide crash

    28 Mar 1933 · Near Diksmuide, Belgium · 15 fatal

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  6. 1929 Jask Imperial Airways de Havilland Hercules crash

    6 Sept 1929 · Jask Airport, Jask, Iran · 3 fatal

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  7. 1929 Imperial Airways Handley Page W.10 crash

    17 Jun 1929 · English Channel, off Dungeness · 7 fatal

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  8. 1928 Imperial Airways Vickers Vulcan crash

    13 Jul 1928 · near Purley, Surrey · 4 fatal

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  9. 1924 Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.34 crash

    24 Dec 1924 · Purley, Surrey, United Kingdom · 8 fatal

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