De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Edmonton & Northern Alberta Aero Club

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G-CAKJ

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Training

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Edmonton - Edmonton

MSN:

473

YOM:

1928

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The crew was performing a local training flight out from Edmonton Airport. On final approach, the pilot initiated a go around procedure when the airplane stalled and crashed short of runway. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control while initiating a go around procedure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth Major III in Hohenbrugg-Weinberg

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1935

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OE-TIE

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5150

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1935

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The crew was completing a training mission when the engine failed in flight. An emergency landing was made in Hohenbrugg-Weinberg. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1935

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Registration:

VP-KAC

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Flight Type:

Cargo

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MSN:

1004

YOM:

1928

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Nairobi-Wilson

Nairobi City District

Country:

Kenya

Region:

Africa

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The pilot was performing a cargo flight when on final approach to Nairobi-Wilson Airport, while completing a last turn, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed, bursting into flames. The passenger and the pilot A. J. Master were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth off Sandnes

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1935

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Registration:

LN-ABU

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Aerobatic

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

141

YOM:

1925

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The crew was taking part to an airshow and was completing aerobatics when control was lost. The airplane crashed into the sea off Sandnes. Both occupants were injured.

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

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Edmonton & Northern Alberta Aero Club

Operator:

Registration:

CF-CEB

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Demonstration

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Edmonton – Calgary

MSN:

486

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1928

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The crew was taking part to an airshow in Calgary. While performing manoeuvres at low height, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field located some three miles northwest of Calgary Airport. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth near Wakarara: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1935 at 0945 LT

Type of aircraft:

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Operator:

Hamish F. Armstrong

Registration:

ZK-ABM

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Akitio - Hastings

MSN:

1127

YOM:

1930

Location:

Wakarara

Country:

New Zealand

Region:

Oceania

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The pilot and owner Hamish F. Armstrong was performing a flight from his farm in Akitio to Hastings. En route, he encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility, and the aircraft diverted from the prescribed flight path to the northwest. While cruising, the single engine aircraft impacted a hillside in the forest of Ruahine, near Wakarara. The wreckage was found two weeks later at an altitude of 1,200 metres, some 30 metres below the summit. No trace of the pilot was ever found. Injured, he probably walked away to find help but he did not have the appropriate clothes against the low temperature and did not have any food as well.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain following a navigation error in poor weather conditions.

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

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Brantford-Norfolk Aero Club

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CF-CDP

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Training

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Brantford - Brantford

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746

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1928

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The crew was performing a local training flight when, on final approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed. Both crew were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1935

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Registration:

VH-UAS

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Demonstration

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Melbourne - Melbourne

MSN:

367

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1927

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The pilot William H. Zacher was taking part to a demonstration flight during an air race held by the Victorian Aero Club. After completing several manoeuvres in the vicinity of the airport with another aircraft, the pilot initiated a last turn to land when the collision occurred between both aircraft. The second one hit with its engine the tail of the Moth that dove into the ground and crashed some 1,5 mile from the Essendon Airport, near Maribyrnong. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed. The pilot of the second aircraft, Theodore H.B . Allen, was able to make an emergency landing and was uninjured.

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

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Hull Aero Club (1934)

Registration:

G-AAPA

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Private

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