Incident de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth G-ACEI,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154249
 
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Date:Saturday 1 July 1933
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH83 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth
Owner/operator:The Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd
Registration: G-ACEI
MSN: 4068
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport (EDI/EGPH)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Registered G-ACEI [C of R 4214] 21.4.33 to The Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd, Heston Aerdrome, Heston, Middlesex (aircraft based at Turnhouse Airfield, Edinburgh, Lothian). C of A 3915 issued 27.5.33.

Written off (destroyed) when crashed and burnt out at Alva, Clackmannanshire 1.7.33. All three occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire. Registration cancelled 2.12.33 as "PWFU" ("Permanently Withdrawn From Use")

Sources:

1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACEI.pdf
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
5. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576711
6. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1933/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-83-fox-moth-in-alva/]
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p040.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Mar-2013 13:01 Dr. John Smith Added
19-Mar-2013 13:07 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
14-Dec-2017 19:20 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]

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