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Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Schwarzsee: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1959 at 1800 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
HB-UAB
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Schwarzsee - Thun
MSN:
7075
YOM:
1935
Location:
Schwarzsee
Fribourg
Country:
Switzerland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The pilot and his two passengers were apparently forced to pass an overnight at Schwarzsee (Lac-Noir) following engine troubles. At the end of the day, they decided to leave the area bound for Thun Aerodrome, about 26 km northeast from their position. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed in a near vertical position in a field located 500 metres northeast from the lake. A passenger was seriously injured while both other occupants were killed. Few hours later, the only survivor died from his injuries.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Zurich: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1957
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
HB-OKO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
7105
YOM:
1935
Location:
Zurich-Kloten
Zurich
Country:
Switzerland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at Zurich-Kloten Airport, killing all three occupants, among them the pilot Walter Nägeli.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Laschendorf

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1948
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Noord Nederlandse Aero Club - NNAC
Registration:
PH-NCP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Groningen – Copenhagen
MSN:
7037
Location:
Laschendorf
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Pilot W. E. Molema and two passengers, J. Ubink, chief editor of the newspaper "het Nieuwsblad van het Noorden" and paint dealer O. Wedema of Groningen, took off from the NNAC airfield in Eelde bound for Copenhagen. Allegedly the pilot lost direction and was forced/chose to land in a field in the Russian occupied zone of Germany in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. While landing the left wheel hit a ditch and broke off. Some other minor damages and apparent bullet holes in the fuselage where later found. The aircraft was later sent back to the Netherlands by rail and had the engine removed. It was taken off the registry on April 7, 1952.
Source: ASN

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Deepcut

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
AV975
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Husbands Bosworth - White Waltham
MSN:
7013
YOM:
1934
Location:
Deepcut
Surrey
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was en route from RAF Husbands Bosworth to White Waltham when the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. Over Deepcut, south of Camberley, the airplane developed engine problems, lost altitude and crashed onto a building, bursting into flames. All three occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Loss of engine power while flying in snow falls.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Buscot Park: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
AW156
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hendon - Brize Norton
MSN:
7062
YOM:
1934
Location:
Buscot Park
Oxfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single airplane was on a transit flight from Hendon to RAF Brize Norton when it collided with a RAF Oxford registered N6431 and carrying two crew members. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in Buscot Park, about 11 km southwest of RAF Brize Norton. All three crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Philip Henry Burston, pilot.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth off Mossel Bay

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1941
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
1410
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
7106
YOM:
1935
Location:
Mossel Bay
Western Cape
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane ran out of fuel and crashed into the sea some 86 km south of Mossel Bay. The pilot, sole on board, was rescued.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth at RAF Odiham

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
AW117
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Castle Bromwich - Odiham
MSN:
7070
YOM:
1935
Location:
Odiham AFB
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Castle Bromwich on a transit flight to RAF Odiham. On approach, it went out of control and crashed short of runway. All three occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth near Harrismith: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
1412
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
7112
YOM:
1935
Location:
Harrismith
Free State
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route to Stamford Hill Airport in Durban, the pilot encountered low clouds when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Platberg (2,394 metres high) located east of Harrismith. Both occupants were killed. among them Brigadier Harold Griffin Eady of the Royal Air Force.
Crew:
Lt Alexander Thompson, pilot.
Passenger:
Br Harold Griffin Eady.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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