On September 18, 1931, a De Havilland DH.60 Moth (registration G-AAKR) operated by Nigel B. Cohen was involved in an aviation accident near Lympne, United Kingdom in flight. One person was killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A).
A solo pilot lost control during aerobatic maneuvers at 4,000 feet, causing the aircraft to break apart and crash into a local establishment near Lympne, resulting in one fatality.
What happened
The incident involved a solo training flight that departed from Lympne. While performing aerobatic maneuvers at an altitude of approximately 4,000 feet, the pilot lost control of the aircraft. The airplane subsequently entered an uncontrolled dive. During this descent, structural failure occurred as a wing detached from the fuselage, and the airframe shed additional components before impacting the ground. The wreckage struck the Royal Oak Inn, located in the vicinity of Lympne. The pilot was killed in the accident.
Findings
The source material does not provide specific investigative conclusions or detailed contributing factors beyond the immediate sequence of events described.
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