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

Date & Time: May 21, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Christopher Herbert Fleetwood Fuller
Registration:
G-ABJL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hanworth - Hanworth
MSN:
1837
YOM:
1931
Location:
Worthing
West Sussex
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 departed Hanworth on a solo flight. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a field in Findon, near Worthing, bursting into flames. The pilot was badly injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

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

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Lotsberg & Skappel
Registration:
LN-ABL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oslo – Malmö
MSN:
1345
YOM:
1929
Location:
Ustaoset
Buskerud
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Oslo to Malmö, the single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Ustaoset, some 200 km west of Bergen. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

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

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-AASM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Brooklands - Brooklands
MSN:
1433
YOM:
1930
Location:
Cheam
Surrey
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 departed Brooklands on a solo sortie. While flying at low altitude, he lost control of the airplane that crashed between Willbery Avenue and The Warren in Cheam. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Lindsay Robertson Glegg was seriously injured.

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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
LN-ABU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1436
YOM:
1930
Location:
Jaren
Oppland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Jaren, while performing a flight from Oslo. Both occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBWT
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Broxbourne - Broxbourne
MSN:
590
YOM:
1928
Location:
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Broxbourne Airfield, while climbing to a height of 50 feet, the pilot was apparently trying to avoid the club house when the airplane stalled and crashed. The passenger Norman Bartholomew was killed and the pilot Eric Alfred William Dymond was injured.

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

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
D-2298
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
679
YOM:
1928
Location:
Berlin-Johannisthal
Berlin
Country:
Germany
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 at Berlin-Johannisthal Airport. Upon landing, the airplane went out of control and crashed. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The pilot Stiller was completing his 50th solo flight at the time of the accident.

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

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-CAKR
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Toronto - Toronto
MSN:
570
YOM:
1928
Location:
Toronto
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training sortie. Shortly after takeoff from Toronto Airport, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, the aircraft stalled and crashed near the airfield. The pilot under training was killed while the instructor was injured.
Probable cause:
The pilot-in-command inadvertently reduced the speed after takeoff to simulate an engine failure, causing the aircraft to stall.

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

Date & Time: Jan 5, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Evelyn Frost
Registration:
G-ABDV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Woodley - Cairo
MSN:
1291
YOM:
1930
Location:
Nevers
Nièvre
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Woodley on a flight to Cairo-Almaza with one passenger (Mrs. Evelyn Frost) and one pilot (Mr. Geoffrey Benskin Ruddle) on board. En route, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions and apparently attempted an emergency landing when the airplane collided with an electric pylon and crashed. The pilot was injured and the passenger was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth off Kumbor: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1933
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
73
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1181
YOM:
1930
Location:
Kumbor
Coastal Region
Country:
Montenegro
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing aerobatic manoeuvres while on a demo flight in the area of Kumbor, when he lost control of the aircraft that crashed into the sea. The pilot was killed. The accident occurred somewhere in 1933 (exact date unknown).

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Napier: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1933
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-ACY
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Napier - Napier
MSN:
1234
YOM:
1930
Location:
Napier
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Napier, while climbing, the single engine airplane entered a dive and crashed. The pilot H. C. Curlett, sole on board, was killed.
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