| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 14, 1920 |
| Time: | 1215 |
| Location: | London, England |
| Operator: | Handley Page Transport |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | London - Paris |
| AC Type: | Handley Page HP-16 |
| Registration: | G-EAMA |
| cn / ln: | HP-25 |
| Aboard: | 8 (passengers:6 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 4 (passengers:2 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane failed to gain altitude after taking off from Criclklewood and crashed into a tree and a house. Pilot error in taking off towards a hill in unfavorable wind conditions and fog.The first commercial air disaster to result in passenger fatalities during a regularly scheduled service.. |
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