De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Aerial Transport Company

Registration:

HS-PAA

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Positioning

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Khon Kaen - Udorn AFB

MSN:

2171

YOM:

1931

Location:

Kumphawapi

Udon Thani (อุดรธานี)

Country:

Thailand

Region:

Asia

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The pilot was performing a positioning flight from Khon Kaen to the Royal Thai Air Force Base of Udorn located in Udon Thani. En route, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field near Kumphawapi. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the loss of control may have been caused by an in-flight structural failure while the aircraft was flying in stormy weather.

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

Date & Time: May 31, 1933 at 1800 LT

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Operator:

Armand Dufaux

Registration:

CH-274

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Survivors:

Yes

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Schedule:

Geneva - Geneva

MSN:

2182

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1931

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The pilot Armand Dufaux departed Geneva-Cointrin on a solo local flight. After takeoff, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain sufficient altitude. It collided with power cables and crashed in an open field located in Versoix, few km from the airfield. The pilot escaped with minor injuries and the airplane was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Clacton-on-Sea

Date & Time: May 7, 1933

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

G-ABSB

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Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Mayland – Clacton-on-Sea

MSN:

2213

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1931

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The airplane crashed upon landing in Clacton-on-Sea and was damaged beyond repair. All three occupants were injured.

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

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1933

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Operator:

E. Mauerhofer

Registration:

CH-323

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2206

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1931

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Chur. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Saint Moritz: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1933

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Operator:

Patrick Geoffrey T. Rodd

Registration:

G-AAYB

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MSN:

2033

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1930

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The single engine aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from a frozen lake located in Saint Moritz. The pilot and owner Patrick Geoffrey T. Rodd was killed while the passenger Charles Schaer was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth on Mt Protomagno: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1933

Type of aircraft:

Herbert John Louis Hinkler

Operator:

Registration:

CF-APK

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Site:

Mountains

MSN:

2049

YOM:

1930

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Herbert John Louis Hinkler (aka Bert Hinkler) was taking part to a race from England to Australia. According to his estimation, the duration of the trip should be approximately eight days and ten hours. After departing Feltham Airport, he passed the Alps and continued to Italy. While cruising over Tuscany, the aircraft disappeared. Walkers found the wreckage and the dead body of the pilot three months later in the Protomagno Mountain Range.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a loss of control in flight after a wing detached.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth near Grenoble: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1932

Type of aircraft:

Lionel John Porter Fowler

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Registration:

G-ABFU

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Mountains

Schedule:

Stag Lane - Rome

MSN:

2123

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1930

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While cruising southeast of Grenoble at night, the aircraft collided with a high tension pylon and crashed in a hilly terrain located in the National Park of Écrins. Both occupants Nathan and George Montefiore were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Stag Lane

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1932

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Walter Kay

Registration:

G-ABSA

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Flight Type:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Survivors:

Yes

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Schedule:

Liverpool – Stag Lane

MSN:

2203

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1931

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Crashed on final approach to Stag Lane while performing a flight from Liverpool-Speke Airport. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Byron Bay: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1932 at 1430 LT

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Registration:

VH-UPM

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