Incident de Havilland DH.60G Moth ZS-ABK,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352229
 
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Date:Monday 4 August 1930
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60G Moth
Owner/operator:Union Airways (Pty) Ltd
Registration: ZS-ABK
MSN: 1143
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Port Nolloth, Richtersveld Local Municipality, Namakwa District -   South Africa
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) when crashed at Port Nolloth, Richtersveld Local Municipality, Namakwa District, Northern Cape, South Africa 4.8.30.
Port Nolloth is a town and small domestic seaport in the Namaqualand region on the northwestern coast of South Africa, 144 kilometres (89 mi) northwest of Springbok. It is the seat of the Richtersveld Local Municipality.

Sources:

1. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1982.pdf
3. http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH60_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
4. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-south-africa-register/g-ua-zs?highlight=WyJ6cy1hYmwiXQ==
5. http://www.magnum-x.pl/artykul/80-lat-south-african-airways
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZS-.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Nolloth

History of this aircraft

c/no. 1143 DH.60G Moth Coupe [Gipsy I engine#630] to Major Allister Miller of Union Airways with C of A 2095 issued 5.7.29. Registered as ZS-ABK [C of R 39] 7.8.29 to Union Airways (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town.
Registration ZS-ABK cancelled 6.30.

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Mar-2024 18:32 Dr. John Smith Added
05-Mar-2024 18:33 ASN Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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