Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth, Sk9 5104,
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Date:Tuesday 10 November 1931
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth, Sk9
Owner/operator:F5 (CFS) Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force)
Registration: 5104
MSN: 1701
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Västerås/Hasslo, Västmanland -   Sweden
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ljungbyhed Airport, Ljungbyhed, Sweden (ESTL)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
DH.60T [Gipsy II] Moth Trainer registered as G-ABKN [C of R 3095] 20.4.31 to The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex. C of A 3024 issued 16.5.31. Registration cancelled as sold abroad 7.6.31. Taken on charge 8.7.31 by the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet) as Fv5104; operated by F5 [Central Flying School], at Ljunbyhed. Operated on floats

Written off when collided with DH.60 Fv5103 and crashed near Vasteras/Hasslo, Västmanland 10.11.31; during training formation flying hooked to Fv5103 and continued into the terrain. Both pilots survived.

Sources:

1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABKN.pdf
2. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-ABKN.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p017.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60m-moth-vasteras-0
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-May-2011 10:34 Masen63 Added
09-Feb-2014 20:35 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Aug-2017 14:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Mar-2020 17:20 Sergey L. Updated [Source]
27-Sep-2023 09:03 Nepa Updated [[Source]]

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