ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1208
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Edmonton & Northern Alberta Aero Club |
| Registration: | G-CAKJ |
| MSN: | 473 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Edmonton City Centre Airport, Edmonton, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Edmonton City Centre Airport, Edmonton, Alberta (ECCA) |
| Edmonton City Centre Airport, Edmonton, Alberta (ECCA) |
c/no. 473: DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II] sold to Canadian Dept of National Defence with C of A 1310 issued 9.2.28. Delivered by DH Canada to No.1 Air Depot, Ottawa 2.5.28 and to Edmonton & Northern Alberta Aero Club 12.6.28. Registered as G-CAKJ [C of R 404] 12.6.28 to Dept of National Defence, and loaned to Edmonton & Northern Alberta Aero Club, Edmonton; sold to and re-registered to the Club in early 1935.
Written off 20.8.35 when crashed at Edmonton City Centre Airport, Edmonton, Alberta: The crew was performing a local training flight out from Edmonton Airport. On final approach, the pilot initiated a go around procedure when the airplane stalled and crashed short of runway. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause: Loss of control while initiating a go around procedure.
Registration cancelled as "lapsed" 22.3.36
Sources:
1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-edmonton-0
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNha2oiXQ==
4. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/cab_detail_G_CA.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p004.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton_City_Centre_Airport#Early_history
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2008 05:52 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Jan-2014 21:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2017 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 20-Nov-2020 18:27 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Oct-2023 07:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Source]] |
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