Spartan Three Seater I/II crash, May 21, 1932 (1 killed)
Spartan Three Seater I/II accident on May 21, 1932 near Stanton Suffolk, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of control and collision with a...
- Date: May 21, 1932
- Aircraft: Spartan Three Seater I/II
- Location: Stanton Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control and collision with a tree, probably while the pilot was reading a map; poor flying weather and the point to point race format are considered contributing factors
Frank George Gibbons was killed when Spartan Three Seater G ABTT struck a tree near Stanton, Suffolk, while flying in a Morning Post sponsored race from Heston to Norwich. He died instantly. It is believed he may have been looking at a map in the cockpit at the moment of the accident.