ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1336
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| Date: | Sunday 15 December 1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Toronto Aircraft Ltd |
| Registration: | G-CAUC |
| MSN: | 628 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weston, NW of Toronto, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Downsview Airfield, Toronto, Ontario (CYZD) |
| Downsview Airfield, Toronto, Ontario (CYZD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DH.60X [Cirrus II] to DH Canada with C of A 1469 issued 19.6.28; delivered to DH Canada at Mount Dennis 9.7.28. Registered as G-CAUC [C of R 473] 15.8.28 to Aircraft Ltd, Toronto.
Written off in a fatal crash at Weston, Ontario 15.12.29; The pilot Robert C. Williams was performing a training flight. On approach to Toronto-Downsview Airport, he lost control of the aircraft which crashed in Weston, NW of Toronto, Ontario. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. Registration G-CAUC cancelled 31.12.29.
Weston is a neighbourhood and former town in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The neighbourhood is situated in the northwest of the city, south of Highway 401, east of the Humber River, north of Eglinton Avenue, and west of Jane Street.
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C1.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-weston-1-killed-0
4. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weston,_Toronto#History
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downsview_Airport#Downsview_Airfield
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2008 23:21 | JINX | Added |
| 17-Jan-2014 00:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2014 22:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 30-Aug-2017 19:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2017 19:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 07-Jan-2019 12:26 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Dec-2023 20:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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