Incident de Havilland DH.60X Moth G-CAKP,
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Date:Tuesday 11 February 1936
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60X Moth
Owner/operator:Regina Flying Club
Registration: G-CAKP
MSN: 568
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Regina Airport, Regina, Saskatchewan -   Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Regina Airport, Regina, Saskatchewan (YQR/CYQR)
Destination airport:Regina Airport, Regina, Saskatchewan (YQR/CYQR)
Narrative:
DH.60X [Cirrus II] to Dept of National Defence, Canada with C of A 1378 issued 23.4.28. Delivered to DH Canada at Mount Dennis 18.4.28. Registered as G-CAKP [C of R 376] 25.5.28 to Dept of National Defence and issued (on loan) 29.5.28 to Regina Flying Club; fleet no.1. Registration cancelled as "lapsed" 1.6.32; renewed 19.7.32. Fitted with coupe top in January 1933.

Severely damaged when overturned on landing Regina Airport, Regina, Saskatchewan 11.2.36. On landing, the single engine aircraft went out of control, crashed and came to rest upside down. Both pilots that were completing a circular training flight were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Withdrawn from use and used as a source of spares for DH.60 Moth G-CAKV. Registration cancelled as "lapsed" 15.7.36.

Sources:

1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-regina
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
4. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/cab_detail_G_CA.htm
5. https://sites.google.com/site/cahsreginachapter/regina-flying-club-history
6. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
7. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNha3AiXQ==
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon_John_G._Diefenbaker_International_Airport#History

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Jan-2008 10:13 JINX Added
31-Jan-2008 23:33 JINX Updated
17-Jan-2014 21:18 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Aug-2017 14:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
23-Aug-2017 14:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
23-Aug-2017 14:25 Dr. John Smith Updated [Nature]
18-Dec-2020 17:59 Sergey L. Updated [Source]
25-Oct-2023 16:28 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Source]]

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