Incident de Havilland DH.50 G-EBKZ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25255
 
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Date:Tuesday 23 October 1928
Time:day
Type:de Havilland DH.50
Owner/operator:Imperial Airways
Registration: G-EBKZ
MSN: 133
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Plymouth Airport, Roborough, Plymouth, Devon -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Plymouth, Devon (EGHD)
Destination airport:Croydon, Surrey (EGCR)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
First registered (C of R 1146) to Imperial Airways Ltd, London/Croydon Airport 2.4.25. G-EBKZ was one of three DeHavilland DH.50As operated by Imperial Airways (the others were G-EBFO and G-EBFP)

Written off when crashed on take off at Plymouth, Devon 23.10.28. Civil registration G-EBKZ cancelled 2.1.29. There are no reports of injuries to the five persons on board (pilot and four passengers)

Sources:

1. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-EBKZ.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p001.html
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh50a-plymouth
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
5. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/82-register-gb-g-eb
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Airways#Aircraft

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
12-Dec-2013 21:58 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
20-Jun-2018 15:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]

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