Accident de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy I Moth ,
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Date:Sunday 12 January 1936
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy I Moth
Owner/operator:LAN Chile
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Portezuelo -   Chile
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
While performing a training flight the single engine aircraft hit a flagpole on a hangar on final approach and crashed. Mechanic killed, pilot survived seriously injured.

Sources:

http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/17330/
La Nación (Santiago) 13 January 1936, p17

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jan-2010 09:44 TB Added
13-Feb-2010 10:15 TB Updated [Nature]
16-Oct-2016 19:14 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative]
15-Nov-2016 19:19 TB Updated [Source]
15-Nov-2016 19:26 TB Updated [Operator, Nature]
23-Aug-2017 14:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Aug-2019 20:26 TB Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Aug-2019 07:19 TB Updated [Nature]
18-May-2023 19:53 TB Updated [[Nature]]

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