Region
Asia

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Shillong

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1927
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Thomas Neville Stack
Registration:
G-EBMO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Shillong - Shillong
MSN:
197
YOM:
1925
Location:
Shillong
Meghalaya
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was owned by Thomas Neville Stack but piloted this day by W. H. Vetch for a demo flight at Shillong. After performing several manoeuvres, the pilot started an approach but was too low when the aircraft hit power cables and crashed into the public. The pilot and four other people were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Poor judgement on part of the pilot. Too low approach.

Crash of a Breguet 14.B2 in Piparcity

Date & Time: May 7, 1924
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Brito Pais
Registration:
Patria
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lisbon - Tunis - Cairo - Bushehr - Karachi - Macau
Location:
Piparcity
Rajasthan
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Both Portuguese aviators Brito Pais and Sarmento Beires departed Portugal (Vila Nova de Milfontes) on a flight to Macau with intermediate stops in Tunis, Cairo, Bushehr and Karachi. While flying over Rajasthan, the crew encountered engine problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. Both pilots escaped uninjured and continued their trip with a De Havilland DH.9.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Fairey IIIC off Sagar

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1922
Type of aircraft:
Fairey III
Operator:
Wilfred Theodore Blake
Registration:
G-EBDI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
F.330
YOM:
1920
Location:
Sagar
West Bengal
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The British Major Wilfred Theodore Blake was trying to complete one of the first World Tour. Last May, he crashed with his DH.9 in Marseille but continued with this Fairey IIIC. The airplane departed the east coast of India bound to Chittagong. While cruising off the West Bengal State, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea off Sagar. All three occupants were rescued and the aircraft was lost.
Crew:
Norman MacMillan, pilot,
Wilfred Theodore Blake, copilot and navigator,
Colonel L. E. Broome, photographer.
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