Incident de Havilland DH.60G-III Moth Major OE-TIE,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192334
 
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Date:Monday 5 August 1935
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60G-III Moth Major
Owner/operator:Osterreichischer Aero Club/Austrian Army
Registration: OE-TIE
MSN: 5150
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Hohenbrugg-Weinberg, district of Südoststeiermark, Styria -   Austria
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Styria, Austria
Destination airport:
Narrative:
c/no 5150: DH Moth Major to Österreichischer Aero Club via agent N von Eltz, Austria with C of A 4952 issued 12.7.35. Registered OE-TIE 20.7.35 to Niklaus von Eltz. To Österreichischer Aero Club/Austrian Army (with Dienst Nummer 422).

Written off when crashed in forced landing after engine failure Hohenbrugg-Weinberg, district of Südoststeiermark, Styria 5.8.35. The crew was completing a training mission when the engine failed in flight. An emergency landing was made in Hohenbrugg-Weinberg. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause: Engine failure in flight.

Hohenbrugg-Weinberg is a former municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria.

Sources:

1. LFZ Register Austria
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_OE-.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p051.html
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-moth-major-iii-hohenbrugg-weinberg
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenbrugg-Weinberg

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Dec-2016 21:26 Alpine Flight Added
23-Aug-2017 13:44 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
23-Jul-2020 20:46 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
27-Oct-2023 07:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative]]

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