Incident de Havilland DH.60G Moth ZS-ABA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356085
 
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Date:Saturday 27 December 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:Johannesburg Light Plane Club
Registration: ZS-ABA
MSN: 842
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Baragwanath Aerodrome (Sylerfontein Airport), Gauteng -   South Africa
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Baragwanath Aerodrome (Sylerfontein Airport), Gauteng, South Africa 27.12.30

Sources:

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
2. https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH60_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-south-africa-register/g-ua-zs?highlight=WyJ6cy1hYmEiXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZS-.html
5. [photo] https://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH60G_Gipsy_Moth_cn_842.htm
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p008.html
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-UA.html
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1981.pdf
9. https://jlpc.co.za/2013/06/the-flying-wing-of-baragwanath/

History of this aircraft

c/no. 842 DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I engine#66, amended to #54] to John H Veasey, DeHavilland agent in South Africa with C of A 1634 issued 5.10.28. Registered as G-UABA 31.12.28 to M C G Meyer. Re-registered ZS-ABA 1.1.29. Re-registered to Johannesburg Light Plane Club Ltd; named "Maryland".

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Mar-2024 18:53 Dr. John Smith Added
12-Mar-2024 18:54 ASN Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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