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

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1938
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
K1893
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Aden - Aden
MSN:
1643
YOM:
1930
Location:
Aden
'Adan (عدن)
Country:
Yemen
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Aden-Khormaksar on a local training flight. While completing aerobatics, the airplane suffered a structural failure and both wings detached. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed near the district of Sheikh Othman. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Martin Henry Bromley Davies,
LAC John Hockings Campbell.
Probable cause:
Both wings detached in flight following a structural failure while completing aerobatics.

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

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
SAAF Aero Club
Registration:
ZS-AAL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pretoria - Pretoria
MSN:
502
YOM:
1928
Location:
Muldersdrift
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight from Roberts Heights Airport in Pretoria when the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Muldersdrift, Gauteng. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were injured.

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

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-ABV
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wellington – Palmerston North
MSN:
806
YOM:
1929
Location:
Wellington
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb at a height of some 200 feet, the crew initiated a left turn when the aircraft stalled and crashed on the Golf course of Miramar, near the airport. A pilot was killed while the second occupant was slightly injured. The plane was wrecked and caught fire. The pilot, Mr. W. Smillie (20) was helped from the wreckage by golf club members, only lightly injured and suffering from severe shock. The front seat occupant, Mr. R.L. Elliot (22), however had sustained severe injuries from which he later died in Wellington Hospital.
Probable cause:
A Board of Inquiry set up to investigate the accident found William Smillie guilty of 'culpable carelessness and neglect' and recommended to the Minister in Charge of the Air Dept that his 'A' licence be suspended for 3 months. The Board also disallowed the witness travelling expenses due to Mr. Smillie for attending the Inquiry and ordered that he pay the sum of 10 Pounds towards the Board's costs and expenses.

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

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Exeter Aero Club
Registration:
G-ABPK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Exeter - Exeter
MSN:
1871
YOM:
1931
Location:
Exeter
Devonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances shortly after takeoff from Exeter. Both occupants were rescued.

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

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Yorkshire Air Services
Registration:
G-AAZR
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1275
YOM:
1930
Location:
York
Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff from York Airfield. Both occupants were injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

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

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-AALX
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Brooklands – Shoreham
MSN:
1410
YOM:
1930
Location:
Shoreham-by-Sea
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:
On approach to Shoreham, at an altitude of 1,000 feet, the pilot lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed into the sea. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

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

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-ABRF
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
MSN:
1794
YOM:
1930
Location:
Norwich
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
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 Norwich Airport. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth Major III in Huthwaite: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1937 at 1940 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Tollerton Aero Club
Registration:
G-ACZX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Nottingham - Nottingham
MSN:
5113
YOM:
1935
Location:
Huthwaite
Nottinghamshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Nottingham Airport and the pilot elected to fly over the Hospital Carnival. In limited visibility, the pilot completed hazardous manoeuvres when the airplane stalled and crashed in a field. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
James Daniel Bradbury, pilot.
Passenger:
Roy Hobart Crossland.

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

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
W. C. Mitchell
Registration:
VP-KBC
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1271
YOM:
1930
Location:
Nairobi-Wilson
Nairobi City District
Country:
Kenya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances while taking off from Nairobi-Wilson Airport. Both occupants were injured.

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

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Witney & Oxford Aero Club
Registration:
G-EBZI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Witney - Witney
MSN:
650
YOM:
1928
Location:
Witney
Oxfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Curbridge, near Witney Aerodrome, while performing a local training flight. The aircraft came to rest upside down and was damaged beyond repair. Both occupants were injured.
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