Accident de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth ZS-ADV,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153568
 
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Date:Saturday 29 August 1936
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Owner/operator:Dr Godfrey C.Dalton.
Registration: ZS-ADV
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Rosherville, near Alberton -   South Africa
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Rand Airport, Johannesburg, RSA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
ZS-ADV registered 5.9.32 to Dr Godfrey C.Dalton. Named 'Skylark'. (Previous identity and c/no not confirmed)

Crashed Rosherville, near Alberton 29.8.36; following Dr Dalton having heart attack shortly after take off from Rand Airport, Johannesburg. Student pilot/passenger Steve Kruger took over control and crash-landed it after 35 mins.

Sources:

http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZS-.html
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/zs-aaa.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Feb-2013 18:42 Dr. John Smith Added
19-Jan-2021 18:00 Sergey L. Updated [Source]

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