Incident de Havilland DH.60X Moth G-UAAN,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368787
 
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Date:Thursday 30 August 1928
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60X Moth
Owner/operator:Johannesburg Light Plane Club
Registration: G-UAAN
MSN: 588
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Baragwanath Aerodrome (Sylerfontein Airport), Gauteng -   South Africa
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Baragwanath Aerodrome (Sylerfontein Airport), Gauteng, South Africa (FASY)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
DH.60X Moth G-UAAN: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled on take-off and crashed 30.8.28 at Baragwanath Aerodrome (Sylerfontein Airport), Gauteng, South Africa.

Registration cancelled as "destroyed" 30.9.28.

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p005.html
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-south-africa-register/g-ua-zs?highlight=WyJnLXVhYW4iXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-UA.html
5. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH60_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1980.pdf

History of this aircraft

c/no.588 DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II] delivered to [DeHavilland agent] J H Veasey, South Africa with C of A 1377 issued 18.4.28. Registered as G-UAAN to Johannesburg Light Plane Club, Baragwanath

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Mar-2024 07:23 Dr. John Smith Added

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