ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1334
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| Date: | Saturday 11 November 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | W Miller & H Thompson |
| Registration: | G-CAUE |
| MSN: | 637 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 miles from Grimshaw, Alberta -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grimshaw, Alberta, Canada |
| Grimshaw, Alberta, Canada |
DH.60X [Cirrus II] to DH Canada with C of A 1480 issued 27.6.28; delivered to DH Canada at Mount Dennis 13.7.28. Registered as G-CAUE [C of R 494] 30.8.28 to K E Whyte & H R Campbell, Grimsby, Ontario. Re-registered [C of R 494] 3.12.29 to Edmonton & Northern Alberta Aero Club, Edmonton.
Registration lapsed 22.4.32; renewed 25.5.32 to same owners. Registration lapsed again 6.3.35. Registered [C of R 2060] 19.8.37 to F Burton & D Patry, Edmonton, Alberta. Re-registered [C of R 2359/A64] 3.1.39 to T G Bartsch & D Patry, Edmonton, Alberta. Sold 11.11.39 (but not re-registered) to W Miller & H Thompson, Grimshaw, Alberta.
Stalled in turn avoiding trees 1.5 miles from take-off at Grimshaw, Alberta, on 11.11.39. Shortly after take-off, while climbing, the pilot was forced to make a sharp turn to avoid trees. The aircraft stalled and crashed two kilometers from its departure point. The pilot was injured. The aircraft was Damaged Beyond Repair.
Grimshaw is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of the Town of Peace River at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 2A and along Mackenzie Northern Railway. By virtue of being the original starting point of Highway 35, which leads to the Northwest Territories, Grimshaw is referred to as Mile Zero of the Mackenzie Highway.
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C1.html
3. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-grimshaw
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Nov39.html
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p006.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimshaw,_Alberta
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2008 23:16 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2014 23:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2017 13:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2022 15:44 | Lipatov Sergey | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Sep-2023 06:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Source]] |
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