Incident de Havilland DH.60T Moth (Sk9) Fv5557,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152116
 
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Date:Tuesday 27 September 1932
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60T Moth (Sk9)
Owner/operator:F5 (CFS) Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force)
Registration: Fv5557
MSN: 1704
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bjärlöv, north of Kristianstad, Skåne -   Sweden
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ljungbyhed Airport, Ljungbyhed, Sweden (ESTL)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
c/no 1704: DH.60T [Gipsy II] Moth Trainer registered G-ABKR [C of R 3098] 20.4.31 to The DeHavilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane. C of A 3031 issued 11.6.31. Registration cancelled as "sold abroad" 30.6.31. Taken on charge 8.7.31 by Swedish Air Force as Fv5107; operated by F5 [Central Flying School], Ljunbyhed. Re-serialled Fv557 1932; coded “5557”.

Written off 27.9.32: The crew departed Ljungbyhed on a training mission. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Bjärlöv, some 10 km north of Kristianstad. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Sources:

1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABKR.pdf
3. https://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-gipsy-moth-bjarlov
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p017.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A2.htmll
6. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-gb-registers-g-ab/g-ab-part-1?highlight=WyJnLWFia3IiXQ==
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristianstad_Municipality

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Dec-2012 11:25 Masen63 Added
14-Oct-2013 00:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Mar-2014 07:41 Masen63 Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport]
16-Feb-2015 20:06 Lixon Updated [Operator]
27-Aug-2017 16:06 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Dec-2017 14:49 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Registration]
13-Nov-2020 12:27 Harro Updated [Operator, Operator]
27-Sep-2023 09:05 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Operator]]
23-Nov-2023 17:05 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative, Category]

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