ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163356
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 April 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Cirrus II Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Bloemfontein Light Plane Club |
| Registration: | ZS-AAX |
| MSN: | 587 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bloemfontein Airport, Bloemfontein, Free State -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bloemfontein Airport, Bloemfontein, Free State |
| Bloemfontein Airport, Bloemfontein, Free State | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 587 DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II]: Delivered to [DeHavilland agent in South Africa] J H Veasey, South Africa with C of A 1447 issued 11.6.28. Registered as G-UAAX to Johannesburg Light Plane Club. Re-registered as ZS-AAX [C of R 20] 30.8.29 still with Johannesburg Light Plane Club. Re-registered [early 1930] to Bloemfontein Light Plane Club, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Bloemfontein Airport, Bloemfontein, Free State 22.4.30. Crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft damaged beyond repair. Registration cancelled 6.30
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-south-africa-register/g-ua-zs?highlight=WyJnLXVhYXgiXQ==
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-bloemfontein-0
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p005.html
5. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH60_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Fischer_International_Airport
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2014 00:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Nov-2023 12:29 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2023 13:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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