ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1373
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| Date: | Sunday 4 April 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Kingston Flying Club |
| Registration: | G-CAVX |
| MSN: | 339 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wolfe Island, Frontenac County, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kingston, Ontario |
| Wolfe Island, Kingston, Ontario |
c/no. 339: DH.60M prototype (Gipsy I) registered G-AAAR [C of R 1731] 30.8.28 to The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex. C of A 1673 issued 29.10.28. Registration cancelled 20.11.28 as sold abroad. Shipped to Canada and registered as G-CAVX [C of R 536] 30.11.28 to The De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd, Mount Dennis, Toronto, Ontario; delivered 25.10.28. As G-CAVX, it was tested on wheels, skis and floats by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
Registered 8.7.29 to W.N. Deisher, Ottawa. Registered [C of R 536] 5.11.30 to Kingston Flying Club, Kingston, Ontario. Registration lapsed 21.12.34; renewed 24.6.35.
Written off when stalled on landing and crashed in gusty conditions at Wolfe Island, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada 4.4.37. On final approach to Wolfe Island, while on a training flight from Kingston, the single engine aircraft was caught by strong drafts and crashed short of runway. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause: Loss of control after being caught by strong winds on final approach. Registration G-CAVX cancelled as "lapsed" 17.8.37
Sources:
1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AAAR.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A.html
3. http://www.bushplane.com/bushplanes/bushplanes-gypsymoth/
4. As G-AAAR: https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/gb-registers-g-aa/g-aa-part-1?highlight=WyJnLWFhYXIiXQ==
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-wolfe-island
6. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p003.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfe_Island_(Ontario)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2008 09:48 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Jan-2014 20:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2017 10:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2021 06:12 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Oct-2023 13:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Source]] |
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