De Havilland DH.60 Moth | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew departed Hamble on a training mission. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a garden located in Ewshot, Hampshire. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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

Date & Time: May 10, 1930

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De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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G-AAPE

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Hanworth - Hanworth

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1168

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1930

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The crew departed Hanworth for a local training mission. En route, in unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane crashed in Beaconsfield. Both crew members were injured.

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

Date & Time: May 7, 1930

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Camp Borden - Camp Borden

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460

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1928

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The crew departed Camp Borden for a local training flight. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in Angus, near the airbase. Both pilots were injured.

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

Date & Time: May 6, 1930

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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G-AAPN

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Test

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Plain, Valley

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Hanworth - Hanworth

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1200

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1930

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The pilot, sole on board, departed Hanworth on a local test flight. En route, he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in the garden of a house located in Acacia Road in Hampton. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Hugh Samuel Roger Elliott was killed.

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

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1930

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Commercial Aviation Company - Australia

Registration:

VH-UJW

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Ambulance

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Mountains

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837

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1929

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The pilot departed Adelaide-Parafield on an ambulance flight. En route, En route, the airplane entered a valley shrouded in clouds. The pilot lost his orientation when the airplane impacted hilly terrain and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

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

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1930

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Bloemfontein Light Plane Club

Registration:

ZS-AAX

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Bloemfontein - Bloemfontein

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587

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1928

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Crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Arguel

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1930

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Charles R. Parkerson

Registration:

G-AALM

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1160

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1930

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The pilot departed Croydon Airport in the morning on a solo flight to Australia. While cruising over the Department of Somme, north of France, he encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1930

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Registration:

G-CALC

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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London - London

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581

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1928

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Upon landing, the single engine airplane overturned and came to rest upside down. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both pilots were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Chipping Warden

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1930

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Henry Cockburn Gresley Heathcote-Stisted

Registration:

G-AADC

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917

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1929

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The pilot, sole on board, departed Woodley on a plaisance flight. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Chipping Warden. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.

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

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1930

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

T. F. von Wachenfeldt

Registration:

SE-ABO

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Yes

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Storvik - Rockelstad

MSN:

482

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1928

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The pilot Count Carl-Gustaf von Rosen was flying to the Castle of Rockelstad owned by his father. The aircraft crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.