Date:	Wednesday 16 December 1931
Time:	dusk
Type:	de Havilland DH.60X Moth
Owner/operator:	London Flying Club
Registration:	G-CAKY
MSN:	577
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near Clinton, Central Huron, Ontario -   Canada
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	London, Ontario
Destination airport:	Clinton, Ontario
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
DH.60X Moth G-CAKY: Written off in forced landing near Clinton, Ontario 16.12.31; While approaching Clinton at dusk, pilot could not locate the runway, and G-CAKY stalled during precautionary landing in field due to approaching darkness. Pilot A C Finlayson & passenger unhurt

Registration G-CAKY belatedly cancelled 2.10.36 as "withdrawn from use"

Clinton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the municipality of Central Huron.

1. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-clinton
4. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/cab_detail_G_CA.htm
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1980.pdf
6. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNha3kiXQ==
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p005.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton,_Ontario

c/no. 577: DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II #347] to Dept of National Defence, Canada with C of A 1410 issued 16.5.28; delivered to DeHavilland Canada at Mount Dennis, Toronto, Ontario 13.6.28. Registered as G-CAKY [C of R 398] 12.6.28 to Dept of National Defence and issued 9.7.28 to London Flying Club, London, Ontario; delivered 10.7.28.

Damaged when overturned on landing at London, Ontario 23.10.28; repaired and returned to service. To DeHavilland Canada at Mount Dennis, Toronto 19.6.29 for major overhaul. Overturned on landing at London, Ontario 25.7.30; repaired & Cirrus II engine #354 fitted. Crashed at Hensall, Ontario 21.2.31; hit ground during low aerobatics following take-off; repaired using new forward fuselage and rear fuselage of DH.60 Moth G-CALC (c/no 581); probably re-flown after rebuild 30.7.31.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
30-Jan-2008 10:12	JINX	Added
17-Jan-2014 22:05	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Aug-2017 18:52	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]
01-Apr-2020 08:00	Sergey L.	Updated [Source]
13-Jan-2024 10:07	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category]
24-Mar-2024 07:21	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]