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Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Blandford Forum

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Francis W. Armitage
Registration:
G-AAEN
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cambridge – Blandford Forum
MSN:
990
YOM:
1929
Location:
Blandford Forum
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing in Blandford Forum, the pilot lost control of the airplane after the control column came adrift. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was rescued.
Probable cause:
Loss of control upon landing after the control column came adrift.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth off Bournemouth

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1929
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Thomas Owen Mills
Registration:
G-AAFL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bournemouth - Bournemouth
MSN:
1005
YOM:
1929
Location:
Bournemouth
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bournemouth-Ensbury Park Airfield on a local flight. En route, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in the sea. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft sank.

Crash of an Avro 504K off Weymouth: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Arthur Gabbetis Cooper
Registration:
G-EBLA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
R/LE/18615
Location:
Weymouth
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Brooklands on a plaisance flight, carrying one passenger and one pilot. En route, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in the sea off Weymouth, Dorset. The passenger was rescued and the pilot was killed.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Bournemouth

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1920 at 2045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
G-EARZ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bournemouth - Bournemouth
MSN:
H6551
YOM:
1920
Location:
Bournemouth-Ensbury Park
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Bournemouth-Ensbury Park Aerodrome at 1945LT on a local training flight. About an hour later, while approaching the airfield, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot Robert Osmond Lindsay suffered a broken leg.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a loss of control at low height after the aircraft's control column detached.
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