ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1267
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1936 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Ontario Provincial Air Service |
| Registration: | G-CAOX |
| MSN: | 403 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 miles South of Nakina, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| Twin Lakes Air Base, Nakina |
c/no. 403: DH.60X Seaplane [Cirrus II] delivered to Dept of Lands & Forests, Ontario with C of A 1162 issued 1.7.27. Registered G-CAOX [C of R 311] 20.7.27 to Ontario Government Forest Branch, Sault Ste Marie; operated by Ontario Provincial Air Service, named "Xebec". Rebuilt 22.4.32 as DH.60M (with wings and fuselage from c/no 1347) and fitted with Gipsy I. Fitted with Gipsy II 28.4.34.
Written off 12.8.36: En route to Nakina, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in a wooded area located 13 km (8 miles) south of Nakina, Ontario.
Probable cause: Engine failure for unknown reasons. Both occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Registration cancelled 1.10.36
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. http://www.bushplane.com/opas-aircraft/histories-opas-dh60/
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNhb3giXQ==
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-near-nakina
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
6. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p004.html
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p013.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenstone,_Ontario
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2008 23:22 | JINX | Added |
| 11-Jan-2014 22:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2017 12:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 17-Jan-2021 07:57 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Feb-2021 18:30 | ejlavoie | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 20-Nov-2022 22:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2023 18:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Time, Source, Narrative]] |
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