Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth VT-ACN,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352154
 
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Date:Tuesday 26 January 1937
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth
Owner/operator:Bengal Flying Club Ltd
Registration: VT-ACN
MSN: 3027
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Patna Airport, Patna, Bihar -   India
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Badly damaged when crashed on landing at Patna Airport, Patna, Bihar, India.

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/vt-aaa.pdf
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-india-register/g-iaaa-to-vt-aim?highlight=WyJ2dC1hZXQiXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_VT-.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p030.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Prakash_Narayan_Airport

History of this aircraft

c/no. 3027 DH.60M [Gipsy I engine#1405] to DeHavilland India with C of A 3357 issued 15.2.32I. Registered as VT-ACN [C of R 145] 8.6.32 to The Bengal Flying Club Ltd, Dum Dum, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India
Registration VT-ACN belatedly cancelled 9.1.42. (Possibly repaired and returned to service 1937-42?)

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Mar-2024 20:52 Dr. John Smith Added
02-Mar-2024 20:53 ASN Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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