ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200849
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| Date: | Monday 16 November 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Francis W. Armitage |
| Registration: | G-AAEN |
| MSN: | 990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Blandford Forum, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cambridge Airport, Teversham, Cambridge |
| Blandford Forum, Dorset |
DH.60G [Gipsy I] registered G-AAEN [C of R 1882] 27.2.29 to The Rev Frederick A Simpson (of Trinity College, Cambridge), Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire. C of A 1864 issued 16.3.29. Sold on (but not re-registered) 4.31, probably to Francis W. Armitage, Cambridge, who was buying it on deferred terms.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) near Blandford Forum, Dorset 16.11.31; Upon landing in Blandford Forum, the pilot lost control of the airplane after the control column came adrift. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was rescued.
Probable cause: Loss of control upon landing after the control column came adrift.
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) AVIA 5/14/C207: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AAEN.pdf
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-moth-blandford-forum
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p009.html
6. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/gb-registers-g-aa/g-aa-part-1?highlight=WyJnLWFhZW4iXQ==
7. http://dorset.hampshireairfields.co.uk/dorcrash.html
8. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AAEN.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blandford_Forum
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2017 19:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Nov-2023 07:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
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