What happened
The twin engine aircraft departed Croydon on a scheduled cargo mission bound for Jersey. The flight was transporting a load of newspapers when it encountered deteriorating weather conditions over the Isle of Wight. Visibility dropped significantly as cloud bases lowered to approximately 700 feet.
During this low-visibility segment, the pilot lost situational awareness regarding the aircraft's position and altitude. The crew failed to detect that they had strayed from the intended flight path and were flying at an unsafe height. Consequently, the airframe collided with a radar pylon before impacting the ground in a prairie area near Saint Boniface Down.
Both individuals on board, consisting of the pilot and a radio operator, were killed in the accident.