ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27082
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| Date: | 05-JAN-1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A7-10 |
| MSN: | 543 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1.5 km from RAAF Laverton, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Laverton, Victoria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no.543 DH.60X [Cirrus II]: to De Havilland Australia with CofA 1375 issued 18.4.28. To RAAF as A7-10. To 1 Squadron, RAAF Laverton by 30.7.28
Written off (destroyed) 5.1.30: Crashed about 1,500 meters from the RAAF Laverton airbase, after striking a haystack and shearing off the undercarriage, while performing a flight at low level without authorization. The aircraft crashed a short distance from the haystack, and was destroyed. The pilot, Flying Officer Leo J. Ryan, the sole person on board, survived the impact but was critically injured. He later died of those injuries in Caulfield Repatriation Hospital two days later.
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a7.shtml
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60-moth-laverton-1-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2011 08:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2017 18:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 16:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jan-2019 13:33 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Jun-2022 23:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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