Incident de Havilland DH.83C Fox Moth CH-344,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64230
 
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Date:Sunday 30 April 1933
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH83 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.83C Fox Moth
Owner/operator:Marcel Geneaux
Registration: CH-344
MSN: 4009
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Lyon, Rhône 69 -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Lyon–Bron Airport, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (LFLY)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/no. 4009: Registered G-ABWD [C of R 3721] 16.7.32 to The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex (allocated to agents Brian Lewis & Co Ltd). C of A 3534 issued 27.7.32. Registration cancelled 31.7.32 as "sold abroad". Re-registered as CH-344 3.8.32 to Marcel Geneaux, Geneva-Cointrin.

Crashed near Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, 30.4.33 [pilot Marcel Geneaux]. Pilot and owner Marcel Geneaux was in involved in an aerial photography mission when the accident occurred for unknown reasons. While the pilot was injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Registration cancelled 1.5.33

Sources:

1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ABWD.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p040.html
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh83c-fox-moth-lyon
7. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2011.pdf
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon%E2%80%93Bron_Airport

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
11-Dec-2011 20:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
08-Dec-2017 22:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
31-Mar-2019 00:33 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
03-Oct-2022 19:18 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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