The August 1923 Air Union Farman Goliath crash occurred on 27 August 1923 when a Farman F.60 Goliath of Air Union crashed at East Malling, Kent, United Kingdom following an engine failure and reported panic amongst the passengers.
The aircraft had entered service in April 1922 with Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes, passing to Air Union in January 1923.
[2] Due to weather conditions,[3] a precautionary landing was made at Lympne, Kent, where a leak in the port radiator was attended to by the mechanic.
As the Farman Goliath was incapable of maintaining level flight with only one engine operating, the pilot decided to make an emergency landing.
The Coroner decided that nothing was to be gained from delaying the inquest further, and the jury returned a verdict of "accidental death" on the victim.