ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1289
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| Date: | Sunday 30 June 1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Ontario Provincial Air Service |
| Registration: | G-CAPH |
| MSN: | 909 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Abitibi, Cochrane District, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sault Ste. Marie Airport, Ontario (YAM/CYAM) |
| Lake Abitibi, Cochrane District, Ontario | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DH.60G [Gipsy I] to DH Canada with C of A 1609 issued 19.9.28; delivered to DH Canada at Mount Dennis 3.10.28. Registered G- CAPH [C of R 522] 18.10.28 to Ontario Provincial Air Service, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario; named "Hawk".
Badly damaged on landing Lake Abitibi, Cochrane District, Ontario 30.6.29 (at approximate Coordinates 48°40′N, 79°45′W). The airplane was completing a flight from Sault Ste Marie to Abitibi Lake. For unknown reasons, the aircraft crashed upon landing at Lake Abitibi, Cochrane District, Ontario. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both occupants were uninjured.
Not repaired; Registration G-CAPH cancelled 30.4.32.
Lake Abitibi (French: Lac Abitibi) is a shallow lake in northeastern Ontario and western Quebec, Canada.
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.bushplane.com/opas-aircraft/histories-opas-dh60/
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-moth-abitibi-lake
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
6. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNhcGgiXQ==
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p009.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Abitibi
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2008 01:47 | JINX | Added |
| 05-May-2013 02:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2017 12:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 13:17 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Dec-2023 09:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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