Incident de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth CF-ATV,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154221
 
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Date:Saturday 18 September 1937
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH83 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth
Owner/operator:Bruce Watt
Registration: CF-ATV
MSN: 4011
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Riviere aux Outardes, 30 km SW of Baie Comeau, Quebec -   Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:St Hubert Airport, Montreal, Quebec (CHU/YCHU)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
To De Havilland Canada as set of components for local assembly. Registered CF-ATV [C of R 1215] 26.11.32 to G N (Norm) Irwin, Whitby, Ontario. Registration lapsed 25.11.33, but renewed 15.3.34.

Sold 29.1.35 and re-registered [C of R 1519] 30.1.35 to T.B. Fraser, Montreal. Registered [C of R 1960] 30.4.37 to Bruce Watt, St Hubert Airport, Montreal.

Written off in forced landing on Riviere aux Outardes, 30 km south west of Baie Comeau, Quebec 18.9.37 following in-flight cabin heater fire. Registration lapsed 30.4.38.

Rivière-aux-Outardes is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up almost 95% of the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality

Sources:

1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2011.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p040.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh83-la-riviere-aux-outardes
5. https://www.cahs.com/uploads/1/2/4/8/124898761/observair_vol_52_no_7_-_web_edit.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-aux-Outardes,_Quebec
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Saint-Hubert_Longueuil_Airport#History

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Mar-2013 06:11 Dr. John Smith Added
03-Oct-2022 19:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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