Incident de Havilland DH.60X Moth G-CALB,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1226
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Monday 25 March 1929
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60X Moth
Owner/operator:Edmonton & Northern Alberta Aero Club
Registration: G-CALB
MSN: 580
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Edmonton, Alberta -   Canada
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Edmonton, Alberta
Destination airport:Edmonton, Alberta
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
DH.60X [Cirrus II] to Dept of National Defence, Canada with C of A 1420 issued 18.5.28; delivered to DeHavilland Canada at Mount Dennis 13.6.28. Registered as G-CALB [C of R 393] 12.6.28 to Department of National Defence and issued 17.7.28 to Edmonton & Northern Alberta Aero Club.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25.3.29; Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, aircraft stalled and dove into the ground. Both occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. No injuries reported

Sources:

1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-edmonton
4. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/cab_detail_G_CA.htm
5. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNhbGIiXQ==
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p005.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton#Aviation
.

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Jan-2008 10:53 JINX Added
04-May-2013 22:33 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
31-Aug-2017 18:51 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Sep-2018 05:37 Sergey L. Updated [Source]
14-Dec-2023 09:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative, Category]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org