ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 259497
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| Date: | Sunday 27 September 1931 |
| Time: | c. 14:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Dr. Carl Nauer (owner) |
| Registration: | CH-278 |
| MSN: | 1222 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Luzern (Lucerne), Canton of Lucerne -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Luzern (Lucerne), Switzerland |
| Luzern (Lucerne), Switzerland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 1222 DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I #867] to Nikolaus von Eltz, DeHavilland agent in Austria with C of A 2407 issued 5.2.30. Registered in Austria as 'A-78'. To Switzerland and re-registered CH-278 23.6.31 [or 30.6.31] to Dr Carl Nauer, Zurich.
Written off (destroyed) 27.9.31 when crashed into crowd at air show. Pilot, Oberleutnant Fritz Gerber-Simmen was seriously injured; three people on the ground were killed, and about 21 others were injured. As reported in a contemporary New Zealand newspaper (Waikato Times, 29 September 1931, Page 7 see link #3)
"CRASH AT LUCERNE
PLANE NOSE DIVES.
SPECTATORS KILLED & INJURED.
United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright.
GENEVA, Sept. 28.
An aeroplane which was in the air at an aviation meeting at Lucerne nose-dived from a height of 150 ft. and crashed among the spectators. Three people were killed and 21 were injured. The crowd became panic-stricken, and many people were knocked down in a stampede to the gates".
Note: Pilot Gerber reported as alive 30.9.31 and released from hospital by 18.12.31. Some published sources state incorrectly that the pilot was killed (he was not).
Sources:
1. Neue Züricher Zeitung 28 September 1931
2. Oberländer Tagblatt 19 Dezember 1931
3. Waikato Times, 29 September 1931, Page 7: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19310929.2.74
4. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
5. https://histaero.ch/PDF/Flugunfaelle_1.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p012.html
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CH-.html
8. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-gipsy-moth-lucerne-4-killed
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucerne
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2021 21:24 | Cobar | Added |
| 20-Nov-2022 21:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 13-Dec-2023 09:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 20-Dec-2023 10:31 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 20-Dec-2023 12:00 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2024 08:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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