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Safety history
July 31, 1936Accident
While cruising off Jersey at night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and attempted to ditch the aircraft crashed into the sea. Debris were found few hours later some 28 km south of Jersey Island. All 10 occupants were killed. Crew: Cpt William Halmshaw, pilot, W. Sotinel, mechanic. Passengers: Ernest Appleby, Maud Bean, Margaret Davies, Alice Judd, Edwina 'Elsie' Marley, Florence Annie Simpson, Charles Viel, Claude Stewart Willis.
Probable cause (official findings): It was theorized
Saro A.19 Cloud · 10 fatalities
It was theorized that the flight in turbulent conditions may have caused a small quantity of fuel in the bottom of the tank to surge sufficiently to uncover the tank outlet temporarily, and thus cause one or both fuel pumps to become air-locked. Full accident record