Incident de Havilland DH.60X Moth G-CATG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1312
 
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Date:Sunday 8 March 1931
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:Montreal Light Aeroplane Club
Registration: G-CATG
MSN: 617
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Val-Morin, Laurentides region of Quebec -   Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada
Destination airport:Val-Morin, Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada
Narrative:
c/no 617: DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II] to DH Canada with C of A 1442 issued 6.6.28; delivered to DH Canada at Mount Dennis 9.7.28. Registered as G-CATG [C of R 458] 25.7.28 to Montreal Light Aeroplane Club, St Hubert, Quebec.

Wrecked in a forced landing at Val Morin, Quebec 8.3.31: Upon landing in Val-Morin, one of the skis hit a rock. The aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. While both occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Registration suspended 15.3.31; registration cancelled 30.3.35 as "withdrawn from use"

Val-Morin is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

Sources:

1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNhdGciXQ==
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
4. https://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-val-morin
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p006.html
7. https://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Mar31.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val-Morin

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Jan-2008 21:03 JINX Added
18-Jan-2014 22:11 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Aug-2017 19:35 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
14-Nov-2019 18:46 Sergey L. Updated [Source]
27-Nov-2023 17:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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