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Crash of a De Havilland DH.60T Trainer in Ljungbyhed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
5-5
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ljungbyhed - Ljungbyhed
MSN:
1721
YOM:
1931
Location:
Ljungbyhed
Skåne
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local training mission out from Ljungbyhed Airport east of Helsingborg. While cruising at low height, he made an error and lost control of the aircraft that crashed in an open field. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Hanworth

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-ACOA
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hanworth - Hanworth
MSN:
1566
YOM:
1930
Location:
Hanworth
London Metropolis
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Hanworth Airport, the single engine airplane impacted a pylon with its undercarriage, lost height and crashed on the Elmgate Avenue. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Chilworth: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Ralph Harold Henderson
Registration:
G-AAPJ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chilworth - Chilworth
MSN:
1173
YOM:
1930
Location:
Chilworth
Oxfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Chilworth, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. The passenger was killed and the pilot was seriously injured. He died three days later from his injuries.
Crew:
Malcolm Morris Freeman, pilot.
Passenger:
Joseph Donnelly.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth near Nakina

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-CAOX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Saulte Sainte Marie – Nakina
MSN:
403
YOM:
1927
Location:
Nakina
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route to Nakina, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in a wooded area located 13 km south of Nakina. Both occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60T Moth Trainer in Linköping

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
5-3
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Linköping - Linköping
MSN:
1719
YOM:
1931
Location:
Linköping
Östergötland
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a local training flight out from Linköping Airport. While flying at low height, the single engine aircraft collided with a pine tree and crashed in Malmslätt, about one km north of the airfield. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Crew error.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Saint John

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
CF-CEF
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Saint John - Saint John
MSN:
490
YOM:
1928
Location:
Saint-John
New Brunswick
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Saint John Airfield while on a local training flight, the single engine aircraft collided with a truck and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth Major III near Tenneck: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1936 at 0915 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
OE-TEM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Salzburg - Salzburg
MSN:
5126
YOM:
1935
Location:
Tenneck
Salzburg
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Salzburg on a local pleasure flight. In unknown circumstances, it crashed on the slope of Mt Hochkönigstock, near Tenneck. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth Major III on Mt Broad Law: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1936 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Edinburgh Flying Club
Registration:
G-ACGD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Macmerry – Kingstown
MSN:
5025
YOM:
1934
Location:
Mt Broad Law
Dumfries and Galloway
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Macmerry east of Edinburgh on a flight to Kingstown, near Carlisle, with one passenger and one pilot on board. En route, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions with low clouds when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Broad Law (840 metres high) located 50 km south of Edinburgh. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.
Crew:
William Watson Barrie, pilot.
Passenger:
Kenneth Crawford.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot entered clouds and continued at an insufficient altitude.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Medomsley

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBYV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cramlington - Cramlington
MSN:
648
YOM:
1928
Location:
Medomsley
Durham
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a training flight over the region of Newcastle when he encountered poor weather conditions. He lost his orientation and decided to reduce his altitude, probably to establish a visual contact with the ground when a wing hit a stony wall located in Medomsley, some 16 km southwest of Newcastle. The aircraft crashed and came to rest upside down, broken in two. The pilot was injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Nærsnes

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
LN-BAU
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1557
YOM:
1931
Location:
Nærsnes
Oslo City
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons shortly after takeoff from Nærsnes. The airplane was destroyed and both occupants were injured, among them the pilot John Bernhard Gilhus.
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