De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

En route from Madras to Hyderabad, the airplane suffered a wing failure. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a farmland located in Chowtapalem. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Ernest Norman Victor Everett, pilot.
Passengers:
Rajah IV Krishna Rao,
H. J. Carter.

Probable cause:

Wing failure in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Peterborough

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1935

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

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Registration:

179

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Camp Borden - Peterborough

MSN:

DHC.210

YOM:

1930

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Upon landing, the aircraft went out of control and came to rest. The pilot was unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth near Mbeya

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1935

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

N. F. Dalal

Registration:

VT-AGM

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Karachi – Nairobi – Mbeya – Mpika – Cape Town

MSN:

2141

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1931

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The crew was performing a flight from India to South Africa with intermediate stops in Karachi, Nairobi, Mbeya and Mpika. En route to Mpika, while cruising over the south of Tanganyika, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. While all three occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Occupants:
K. D. Pochkhanawalla,
Erach R. Khan,
N. F. Dalal.

Crash of a De Havillandf DH.80 Puss Moth in Matchi-Manitou

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1935

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

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Registration:

CF-CCI

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Montreal - Matchi-Manitou

MSN:

DHC.203

YOM:

1930

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The pilot, sole on board, departed Montreal-Saint-Hubert Airport on a control flight to Matchi-Manitou. Upon landing on a frozen lake in Matchi-Manitou, the airplane broke in two and came to rest. The pilot evacuated safely while the aircraft was abandoned on site and later sank when the ice melted. The pilot was conducting a mission on behalf of the Controller of Civil Aviation.

Crash of a Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Portsmouth

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1935

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Registration:

G-ABIY

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Portsmouth - Portsmouth

MSN:

2134

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1931

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Shortly after takeoff from Portsmouth Airfield, the airplane stalled and crashed. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Karibib

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1935

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Mr. Weissner

Registration:

ZS-ACQ

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Private

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Yes

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Crashed upon landing at Karibib Airport. The pilot was slightly injured while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. The aircraft was just bought by Mr. Weissner few days prior to the accident.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth near Leek: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1934

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Geoffrey H. Turner

Registration:

G-AAZN

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Heston – Barton

MSN:

2043

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1930

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While flying at low altitude in foggy conditions, the aircraft hit the ground and crashed in a wheat field located in Rough Stone Farm, between the villages of Bradnop and Ipstones, Staffordshire. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth near Génolhac

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1934

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Harold Leslie Brook

Registration:

G-ABXY

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2241

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1932

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The pilot departed Lympne Airport in the morning on a solo flight to Australia. While overflying the Cévennes National Park in France, he encountered freezing fog. The single engine airplane lost altitude and eventually crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Mont Lozère, near Génolhac. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control due an excessive accumulation of ice/frost while flying in freezing fog conditions.

Crash of a De Havillan DH.80 Puss Moth in Denbigh

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1933

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Liverpool & District Aero Club

Registration:

G-ABNO

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2161

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The airplane departed Hooton Park with two people on board. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in Denbigh. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth off Muanda: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1933

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Carl Nauer

Registration:

CH-326

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Cape Town - Croydon

MSN:

2211

YOM:

1931

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Muanda

Kongo-Central

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Democratic Republic of Congo

Region:

Africa

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The pilot was attempting a world record from Cape Town to Croydon. While flying over the delta of the Congo River, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances off Muanda, Bas Congo. The pilot was killed.