ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163153
Last updated: 9 January 2022
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| Date: | 14-JUL-1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Australian Aero Club (South Australia Section) |
| Registration: | G-AUAM |
| MSN: | 364 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Parafield, near Adelaide, South Australia -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Parafield, South Australia (YPPF) |
| Parafield, South Australia (YPPF) |
DH.60 [Cirrus I] sold to Commonwealth of Australia without C of A. Registered as G-AUAM 26.11.27 to Dept of Defence, Civil Aviation Branch, and operated by Australian Aero Club, South Australia Section, Parafield. Crashed on landing Parafield 19.2.29; rebuilt with new fuselage and fitted with Cirrus II engine. Re-registered as VH-UAM 28.3.29; however, the revised registration may not have been applied to the airframe.
Written off when spun in and crashed at Parafield, near Adelaide, South Australia 14.7.29; pilot L Birks killed. Registration cancelled 12.11.29.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VH-U.html
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/84-register-australia
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60-moth-adelaide-1-killed-0
4. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2014 22:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Aug-2017 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2018 15:09 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source] |
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