ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28265
Last updated: 15 February 2021
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| Date: | 12-MAR-1928 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | G-EBSQ |
| C/n / msn: | 421 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Dagoretti Airfield, Nairobi -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Dagoretti Aerodrome, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Dagoretti Aerodrome, Nairobi, Kenya |
Crew was performing a demonstration flight at the Dagoretti Aerodrome in Nairobi, Kenya. While flying at low height, crew lost control of the aircraft which dived into the ground at the Ngong Road landing ground. Both occupants Dudley Cowie (aged 22) and Mrs Maia Alfreda Ivy Carberry (Lady Carbery) (aged 24) (the owner of the aircraft) were killed. Believed to have been the first fatal Aircraft accident in Kenya.
Sources:
1. Book: Keith Campling and the Story of Aviation in Kenya
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBSQ.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
5. http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/MillsStephen/6435.htm
6. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/82-register-gb-g-eb
7. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1930.htm
8. https://www.geni.com/people/Maia-Carberry/6000000023264164400
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Dec-2010 01:43 | Planemike | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2011 15:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2017 18:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2017 18:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 03-Sep-2017 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2017 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Dec-2019 19:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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