Accident de Havilland DH.60 Moth G-EBLI,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140351
 
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Date:Sunday 9 October 1927
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60 Moth
Owner/operator:London Aero Club Ltd
Registration: G-EBLI
MSN: 183
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Marsh Farm, Marsh Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, Middlesex
Destination airport:Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, Middlesex
Narrative:
c/no. 183 DH.60 [Cirrus I]: registered G-EBLI [C of R 1163] 29.5.25 to The London Aero Club Ltd [London Aeroplane Club], Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex. C of A 879 issued 13.8.25. First production DH.60 Cirrus Moth Damaged on landing Stag Lane 26.10.26; repaired

Stalled, spun in and crashed at Marsh Farm, Marsh Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex, whilst on final approach to Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, Middlesex 9.10.27; pilot Charles Harold Swan (aged 24) killed. Registration G-EBLI cancelled 20.1.28 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal from use of aircraft"

Sources:

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH_60.pdf
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1980.pdf
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/9/C110: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576578
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E3.html
5. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-EBLI.pdf
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60-moth-stag-lane-1-killed-0
7. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-great-bitain-registers-g-eb
8. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
9. http://www.parksandgardens.org/places-and-people/site/9467/summary

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Dec-2011 14:32 Dr. John Smith Added
03-Sep-2017 19:05 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Sep-2017 19:06 Dr. John Smith Updated [Nature]
03-Sep-2017 19:07 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
24-Sep-2022 19:27 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Category]
21-Sep-2023 15:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Source, Category]]

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