ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216039
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| Date: | xx Aug 1932 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Walter Kay |
| Registration: | G-ABSA |
| MSN: | 2203 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Avenedios Pêro de Alenquer and Rua de Nevala, Lourenço Marques -
 Mozambique
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Lourenço Marques, Mozambique | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Registered G-ABSA [C of R 3479] 12.11.31 to Walter Kay, Blundell Sands, Liverpool (based Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex). (Fitted with Gipsy III #3283). C of A 3262 issued 19.11.31. Flown out to Johannesburg by owner; departing Croydon 20.1.32. Flown by Kay on flight to Portuguese East Africa which struck radio mast in thunderstorm on landing Lourenco Marques and crashed in 8.32; crash location was near the corner of Avenedios Pêro de Alenquer and Rua de Nevala, seriously injuring pilot. Registration cancelled 10.32 as crashed.
Sources:
1. Voando em Moçambique (blog 870, 22.03.14)
2. http://voandoemmozambique.blogspot.com/2014/03/
3. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh80.pdf
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ABSA.pdf
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh80-puss-moth-stag-lane
6. http://voandoemmozambique.blogspot.com/2014/03/870-acidente-do-dh80a-puss-moth-g-absa.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2018 20:31 | TB | Added |
| 05-Oct-2018 20:35 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Mar-2020 19:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2020 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2020 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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