Incident de Havilland DH.60 Moth? ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351098
 
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Date:Friday 6 April 1934
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60 Moth?
Owner/operator:Hunan Aviation Directorate
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Changsha, Hunan Province -   China
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
During a demonstration flight over Xinhe Delta, the pilot flew too low, causing the airplane to "crash" into a crowd of tourists from a local school. Reportedly 2 people on the ground died, and 5 were injured.

Aircraft type is presumed; de Havilland DH.60 Moth was the most common airplane in the possession of Hunan Aviation Directorate, which also owned other miscellaneous planes.

Sources:

https://ppfocus.com/0/sp2a07014.html
https://hunan.voc.com.cn/article/201807/201807030856034508001.html?mobile
https://hunan.voc.com.cn/article/201804/201804071059173435.html?mobile

Revision history:

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