De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth

Operator:

Registration:

SE-AFL

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Östersund - Östersund

MSN:

4022

YOM:

1932

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En route, while approaching Östersund, the engine failed. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Y. Ryman, pilot.
Passenger:
R. Bergland.

Probable cause:

Engine failure caused by fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth in Yellowknife

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1942

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Registration:

CF-AVE

Flight Phase:

Executive/Corporate/Business

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Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

4095

YOM:

1934

Location:

Yellowknife

Northwest Territories

Country:

Canada

Region:

North America

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During the take off run from a snowy field, the aircraft hit irregularities, went out of control and came to rest in the snow. While all three occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth in Black Cat Creek

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1941

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Registration:

VH-UQP

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

4020

YOM:

1932

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The single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Black Cat Trail, in the Bitoi Valley. All three occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth in Katherine: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Northern Territory Medical Services

Operator:

Registration:

VH-UZS

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Flight Type:

Ambulance

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Schedule:

Katherine – Darwin

MSN:

DHA5

YOM:

1937

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Shortly after takeoff from Katherine Airfield, while on an ambulance flight to Darwin, the pilot encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft hit tree tops and crashed upside down, bursting into flames. While the nurse and the pilot were injured, the female patient was killed and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Probable cause:

The engine failed shortly after takeoff because the fuel was contaminated with water.

Crash of a Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth at RAF Wroughton

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

X2866

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Military

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White Waltham - Wroughton

MSN:

4054

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1933

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After touchdown at RAF Wroughton, the single engine aircraft went out of control and came to rest upside down. Both crew members were slightly injured and the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth in Kolhapur

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1941

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Registration:

VT-AJW

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Flight Type:

Cargo

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MSN:

4083

YOM:

1933

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The pilot, sole on board, was performing a cargo flight. Shortly after takeoff, the single engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons and was destroyed. The pilot was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth in the Black Cat Range

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1939

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Operator:

Ray J. P. Parer

Registration:

VH-AAZ

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Salamaua – Wau

MSN:

4089

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1934

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The aircraft was performing a cargo flight from Salamaua to Wau, carrying five bags of rice and two oil drums. Too low over the Bitoi Valley, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located in the Black Cat Range. The pilot W. Forgan Smith walked away in a thick forest for few days before finding help.

Probable cause:

Pilot's accident report to DCA: "I tried to regain height after a downdraft by zig-zagging up the valley because there was not enough room to turn. I had full throttle, the trees were getting closer and closer and the nose higher and higher until the machine stalled. I throttled back and hoped for the best. I hit the trees and got out. I walked to the river but there was a big waterfall which I could not get up, so I walked down the river in the other direction."

Crash of a De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth off Floyd Bennett Field

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1939 at 1530 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Paul R. Smith

Registration:

NC12739

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Flight Type:

Private

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Floyd Bennett Field - Occean Beach

MSN:

4026

YOM:

1932

Location:

Floyd Bennett Field

New York

Country:

United States of America

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North America

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Shortly after takeoff from Floyd Bennett Field, en route to Occean Beach, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed into Jamaica Bay. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth in Surprise Creek

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1938

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Operator:

Registration:

VH-UQS

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Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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