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Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Rome

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
I-GINO
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
470
YOM:
1928
Location:
Rome-Urbe
Lazio
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Rome-Urbe Airport. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Lembang: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Nederlands-Indische Vliegclub (NIVC)
Registration:
PK-SAI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bandung - Bandung
MSN:
1485
YOM:
1931
Location:
Lembang
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
An instructor and one female student pilot departed Bandung on a local training flight. En route, the airplane collided with high tension wires and crashed in Lembang, about 10 km northeast of the airfield. The instructor H. C. Keim was slightly injured while the student pilot, Mrs. Van Lierop, was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Saskatoon

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Saskatoon Aero Club
Registration:
G-CAKO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Saskatoon - Saskatoon
MSN:
567
YOM:
1928
Location:
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight out from Saskatoon Airport. After completing several circuits around the airfield, the student pilot initiated the approach when the single engine aircraft landed hard and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the student pilot and poor supervision on part of the instructor.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth on Mt Cross Fell: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Lawrence Aircraft Hire
Registration:
G-AARE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
West Malling - Kingsdown
MSN:
1176
YOM:
1930
Location:
Mt Cross Fell
Cumbria
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Archibald J. Moffat was travelling from West Malling to Kingsdown, in the region of Carlisle. En route, he encountered low visibility due to poor weather conditions when the single engine aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Cross Fell, the highest mountain of the Pennines with 893 metres. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Lower Onslow

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
K. McKinley
Registration:
CF-ADB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
782
YOM:
1928
Location:
Lower Onslow
Nova Scotia
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot made an emergency landing in Lower Onslow, west of Truro, following unknown technical problems. While he was unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Nursling: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-AAWS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hamble - HAmble
MSN:
1239
YOM:
1930
Location:
Nursling
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Hamble on a local training flight, carrying one cadet and one instructor. En route, the airplane went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in a pasture in Nursling, northwest of Southampton. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed. The cadet was making his first flight as a pupil of the Hampshire Aeroplane Club which he had joined in the morning.
Crew:
Alan Cecil Buchan,
Clive Nuttall.

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

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
LN-BAE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
139
YOM:
1925
Location:
Apalløkka
Oslo City
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane crash landed in Apalløkka, about 8 km northeast of Oslo. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Yeadon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-AAPC
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Yeadon - Yeadon
MSN:
1166
YOM:
1930
Location:
Leeds-Bradford
West Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Yeadon Aerodrome on a local flight, carrying one passenger and one pilot. On final approach, the airplane was too low, impacted a telephone line and crashed. The pilot Reginald Ernest Morris was injured and the passenger Mary Clarke was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Regina

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-CAKV
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Regina - Regina
MSN:
574
YOM:
1928
Location:
Regina
Saskatchewan
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight out from Regina Airport. For unknown reason, he missed the approach and the aircraft crashed upon landing and came to rest upside down. Both crew members were injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth Major in Wiener Neustadt: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
OE-TIM
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wiener Neustadt - Wiener Neustadt
MSN:
5129
YOM:
1935
Location:
Wiener Neustadt
Lower Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission out of Wiener Neustadt Airport. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the single engine aircraft went out of control and spiraled to the ground. Both pilots Max Kandler and Josef Malburg were killed.
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