ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1348
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| Date: | Sunday 5 April 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | National Air Transport Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-CATI |
| MSN: | 618 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ramsey Lake, Sudbury, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Sudbury, Ontario |
c/no 618: DH.60X [Cirrus II] sold to DH Canada with C of A 1448 issued 15.6.28; delivered to DH Canada at Mount Dennis 9.7.28. Registered as G-CATI [C of R 490] 25.8.28 to Canadian Air Express Ltd, Toronto, Ontario. Re-registered 4.4.29 to National Air Transport Ltd, Toronto, Ontario.
Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) 5.4.31 after stalling in a turn at low altitude on training flight and crashed into Ramsay Lake, Sudbury, Ontario; pilot F G Murdoch killed. Student, Murdock Smith, survived the crash, suffering a fractured skull, broken jaw and broken leg. Registration G-CATI cancelled 20.4.31 as "destroyed".
Sources:
1. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-ramsey-lake-1-killed
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-canada-register/g-ca?highlight=WyJnLWNhdGkiXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-C.html
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Apr31.html
6. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p006.html
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1980.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsey_Lake
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2008 23:35 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2014 22:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2014 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2017 19:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 22-Oct-2019 08:11 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 18-May-2020 18:47 | ellerysneed | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2023 15:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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