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

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBSA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hanworth – Newquay
MSN:
414
YOM:
1927
Location:
Crockernwell
Devonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Hanworth to Newquay, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and lost his orientation. He attempted an emergency landing in a field but aircraft crashed and was wrecked. Both occupants escaped with minor injuries.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth into the Ramsey Lake: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
National Air Transport - Canada
Registration:
G-CATI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Sudbury - Sudbury
MSN:
618
YOM:
1928
Location:
Ramsey Lake (Sudbury)
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 flight out from Sudbury. While completing a sharp turn at low height, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed into the Ramsey Lake, off Sudbury. A pilot was killed and a second was injured.

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

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Tehmurusp Heerjeebhoy Dastur
Registration:
G-EBUX
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Brooklands - Brooklands
MSN:
476
YOM:
1927
Location:
Brooklands (Weybridge)
Surrey
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Brooklands, the airplane stalled and crashed in a garden. The pilot was slightly injured while one people on the ground was seriously injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Val-Morin

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Montreal Light Aeroplane Club
Registration:
G-CATG
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Montreal - Val-Morin
MSN:
617
YOM:
1928
Location:
Val-Morin
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing in Val-Morin, one of the skis hit a rock. The aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. While both occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth into The Channel: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
George D. Mallinson
Registration:
G-AACL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Paris - Croydon - Brooklands
MSN:
887
YOM:
1929
Location:
The Channel
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft was owned by the British citizen George D. Mallinson and piloted by Charles Job who arrived in Paris on 28FEB1931 to take delivery of the aircraft. While cruising over The Channel in a snowstorm, the aircraft disappeared. No trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was ever found. It should be transferred to Brooklands via Croydon.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth at RAAF Laverton

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
A7-22
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Laverton - Laverton
MSN:
603
YOM:
1928
Location:
Laverton AFB (Melbourne)
Victoria
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
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 mission out from RAAF Laverton. On final approach, the aircraft crashed in a field two miles from the airport. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Camp Borden: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 13, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
66
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Camp Borden - Camp Borden
MSN:
713
YOM:
1928
Location:
Camp Borden
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed on final approach to Camp Borden while completing a local training mission. Both pilots C. A. K. Gill and N. A. Duval were killed.

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

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Southern Alberta Airlines
Registration:
CF-ADJ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lethbridge – Calgary
MSN:
778
YOM:
1928
Location:
Lethbridge
Alberta
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Lethbridge, the airplane stalled and crashed, injuring both occupants.

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

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
John W. Paulden
Registration:
VH-UPP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ballan - Geelong
MSN:
355
YOM:
1927
Location:
Geelong
Victoria
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was being flown by John W. Paulden and Eric Morris. Witnesses stated that the engine seemed to have quit at about 1,000 feet on descent into Belmont Airport at Geelong. The aircraft evidently stalled in from some 200 feet. Paulden and Morris (popularly known as 'Exide Eric', due to his battery business) were killed. C.D. Pratt, tutor of Paulden and Morris, was flying another Moth some 30 feet above them when the accident happened (seems a little close?). Previous owners had reported the tendency for engine failure on this particular machine.

Source: Ed Coates

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Cirrus II Moth in Santiago

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1930
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
3
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Santiago - Arica
MSN:
653
YOM:
1928
Location:
Santiago de Chile
Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances few minutes after takeoff from Santiago on a flight to Arica. There were no casualties. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in 1930.
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