Date:	Saturday 10 August 1929
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH.60X Moth
Owner/operator:	Halifax Aero Club
Registration:	G-CAKX
MSN:	582
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	McNab’s Island, Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia -   Canada
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Halifax Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Destination airport:	Halifax Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
DH.60X Moth floatplane G-CAKX: Written off when overturned on landing off McNab's Island, Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia 10.8.29. The crew was performing a local training flight. While both pilots evacuated safely, aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Not repaired and registration lapsed 2.2.31. Registration formally (and belatedly) cancelled 15.4.37

McNab's Island (formerly Cornwallis Island) is the largest island in Halifax Harbour located in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It played a major role in defending Halifax Harbour and is now a provincial park

1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/cab_detail_G_CA.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-halifax-0
6. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNhbGQiXQ==
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p005.html
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1980.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McNabs_Island

c/no 582: DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II] to Department of National Defence, Canada with C of A 1430 issued 25.5.28; delivered to DeHavilland Canada at Mount Dennis 13.6.28. Registered G-CAKX [C of R 411] 29.6.28 to Department of National Defence and issued (on loan) 31.7.28 to Halifax Aero Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia (as floatplane). Damaged when struck log taxying after landing Kedgemakooge Lake, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia 16.8.28; repaired and returned to service.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
30-Jan-2008 05:52	JINX	Added
31-Jan-2008 23:31	JINX	Updated
17-Jan-2014 00:14	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Jan-2014 20:33	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
17-Jan-2014 20:45	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative]
30-Aug-2017 21:39	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Dec-2023 08:55	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category]
24-Mar-2024 07:21	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]